Agriocnemis femina
| Variable wisp | |
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| Kenelap Oxbow Lake Sabah, Borneo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Agriocnemis |
| Species: | A. femina
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| Binomial name | |
| Agriocnemis femina | |
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Agriocnemis femina, the variable wisp or pinhead wisp,[3] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[4] It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark tail. It is found from India, through South-east Asia to islands in the Pacific.[3] where it inhabits pools and stagnant water.[5]
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References
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- ^ Dow, R.A. (2010). "Agriocnemis femina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T167208A6314855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167208A6314855.en. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Brauer, Friedrich (1868). "Dritter Bericht über die von Herrn G. Semper mitgetheilten, von dessen Bruder auf den Philippinen gesammelten Neuropteren und Beschreibung einer neuen Libellen-Gattung aus dem Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 18: 541–558 [554] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ "Species Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 189. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.