Mortonagrion

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Mortonagrion
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M. hirosei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Mortonagrion
Fraser, 1920

Mortonagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species: [1]

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References

  1. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  2. Bedjanič, M. (2009). "Mortonagrion ceylonicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T163517A5610349. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163517A5610349.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. Wilson, K.D.P.; Reels, G. (2011). "Mortonagrion hirosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T13891A4362234. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T13891A4362234.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.