Red and blue damsel

Red and blue damsel
Male, Tasmania, Australia
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Suborder:Zygoptera
Family:Coenagrionidae
Genus:Xanthagrion
Selys 1876[2]
Species: X. erythroneurum
Binomial name
Xanthagrion erythroneurum
(Selys, 1876)[3][4]

The red and blue damsel (Xanthagrion erythroneurum) is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[5] It is the only member of the monotypic genus Xanthagrion.[6][7]

Description

The face and thorax are bright red.[8] The abdomen is pale in colour[8] and 2.2-2.4 cm long.[9] The female and male are similar in colour.[8]

Distribution and habitat

The red and blue damsel is widespread across all Australian states,[9] as well as Fiji, New Caledonia, and other islands in the Pacific.[10] It is found in north and eastern Tasmania. It is typically found near dams, marshes and slow watercourses.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Xanthagrion erythroneurum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83152243A83381754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T83152243A83381754.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1876). "Synopsis des Agrionines (suite du genre Agrion)". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique (in French). 42: 490–531, 952–991 [520] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Xanthagrion erythroneurum". ZipcodeZoo.com. July 17, 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  4. ↑ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1876). "Synopsis des Agrionines (suite du genre Agrion)". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique (in French). 42: 490–531, 952–991 [521] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ↑ "Species Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Selys, 1876)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Genus Xanthagrion Selys, 1876". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Xanthagrion (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. July 17, 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  8. 1 2 3 "Red and Blue Damselfly - Xanthagrion erythroneurum". Brisbane Insects. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  9. 1 2 3 Daley, Elizabeth (2007). Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects. Riffles Pty Ltd.
  10. ↑ 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 978-0643051362.
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