Ceriagrion auranticum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Ceriagrion |
Species: | C. auranticum |
Binomial name | |
Ceriagrion auranticum | |
Synonyms | |
Ceriagrion latericiumLieftinck, 1951 |
Ceriagrion auranticum [3] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. it is commonly known as orange-tailed sprite. This species can be found in south and southeast Asia. [1]
Fraser described this species in 1922. [2] Hämäläinen (1987) considered Ceriagrion latericium Lieftinck, 1951, described from Sumatra, as a junior synonym of C. auranticum. [1]
It breeds in slow running streams, ponds, and swamps. [2]
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