Austroagrion cyane

South-western billabongfly
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Austroagrion
Species:	A. cyane
Binomial name
Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876) [2]

Austroagrion cyane, the south-western billabongfly, ^[3] is a species of damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. ^[4] Despite their common name, they have been found not only in south-western Australia, ^[3] but also in diverse locations across Australia. ^[5]

Habit & Habitat

Austroagrion cyane are permanent residents of aquatic habitats. They prefer slow-moving water. The species grows to around 2–3 cm in length. Females are less common than males and are mostly attracted to ephemeral swamps. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austroagrion cyane". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14263010A59256493. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14263010A59256493.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1876). "Synopsis des Agrionines, 5me légion: Agrion (suite). Le grand genre Agrion". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique (in French). 42: 490–531, 952–991 [508] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Günther Theischinger & John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 92. ISBN   978-0-643-09073-6.
4. "Species Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
5. "Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Atlas of Living Australia. 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
6. "South-western Billabongfly - Austroagrion cyane". 14 March 2010.

Further reading

• "Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)". Atlas of Living Australia.
• Herbert Campion (1915). "A new Agrionine dragonfly from Northern Australia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 8th ser. 16 (92): 105–108. doi:10.1080/00222931508693694.
• D. F. Waterhouse (1954). "The rate of production of the peritrophic membrane in some insects" (PDF). Australian Journal of Biological Sciences . 7 (1): 59–72. doi: 10.1071/BI9540059 . PMID   13159751.