Coenagrion lyelli

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Swamp bluet
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Coenagrion
Species:
C. lyelli
Binomial name
Coenagrion lyelli
(Tillyard, 1913) [2]
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Coenagrion lyelli is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, [3] commonly known as a swamp bluet. [4] It is a medium-sized damselfly, the male is bright blue with black markings. [5] It is found in south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams, pools and lakes. [6]

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References

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  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [449]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Species Coenagrion lyelli (Tillyard, 1913)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 90. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN   0643051368.
  6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 209. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.