Pseudagrion jedda

Dusky riverdamsel
Male Pseudagrion jedda at Katherine, Northern Territory
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. jedda
Binomial name
Pseudagrion jedda Watson & Theischinger, 1991 [2]

Pseudagrion jedda is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, ^[3] commonly known as a dusky riverdamsel. ^[4] It is a large, dull and darkly coloured damselfly, ^[4] found in northern Australia, where it inhabits streams and lagoons. ^[5]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Pseudagrion jedda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T14271951A59256533. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14271951A59256533.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [26]. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.
3. "Species Pseudagrion jedda Watson & Theischinger, 1991". 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. 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.