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Pseudagrion ignifer

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Flame-headed riverdamsel
Queensland, Australia
Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species:
P. ignifer
Binomial name
Pseudagrion ignifer

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]

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  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 0643051368.
  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.