Pseudagrion ignifer

Flame-headed riverdamsel
Queensland, Australia
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Pseudagrion
Species:	P. ignifer
Binomial name
Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906 [2]

Pseudagrion ignifer is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, ^[3] commonly known as a flame-headed riverdamsel. ^[4] It is a medium-sized damselfly with an orange face and pruinose sides to its body and the start of its tail. ^[5] It is found in eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Hawking, J. (2009). "Pseudagrion ignifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T163547A5614442. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163547A5614442.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Tillyard, R.J. (1906). "New Australian species of the family Agrionidae (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31: 177–194 [188] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906". 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. 86. 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   0-643-05136-8.
6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 234. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.