Austroagrion exclamationis
Species of damselfly
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Austroagrion exclamationis is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[3] commonly known as a northern billabongfly.[4] It is a small damselfly; the male is blue and black.[4] It has been recorded from New Guinea and northern Australia,[5] where it inhabits streams and still water.[6]
| Northern billabongfly | |
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| Male, Queensland | |
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| Female, Queensland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Austroagrion |
| Species: | A. exclamationis |
| Binomial name | |
| Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915[2] | |
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Etymology
The genus name Austroagrion combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning "south wind", hence "southern") with Agrion, a genus name derived from Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Austroagrion thus refers to a southern representative of that group.[7]
The species name exclamationis is derived from the Latin exclamatio ("exclamation"), referring to the marking on segment 3 of its abdomen.[2][8]
Gallery
Female
Male
Young male
in copula
Female wings
Male wings
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