Ceriagrion auranticum

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Ceriagrion auranticum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ceriagrion
Species:
C. auranticum
Binomial name
Ceriagrion auranticum
Fraser, 1922 [2]
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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilson, K. D. P. (2009). "Ceriagrion auranticum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T164790A5927151. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164790A5927151.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Fraser, F. F. (1922). "A collection of dragonflies from Bangkok". The Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam. 4: 236–237. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.


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