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Ceriagrion aeruginosum
Ceriagrion aeruginosum 1611.jpg
Redtail in Cairns, Queensland
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Ceriagrion aeruginosum distribution map.svg
Synonyms

Agrion aeruginosum (Brauer, 1869) Ceriagrion erubescens (Selys, 1891)

Ceriagrion aeruginosum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Its common name is redtail. It is found in Indonesia, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and possibly the Solomon Islands.

Its natural habitats are freshwater swamps, ponds and slow moving streams. The adult is a medium-sized damselfly (wingspan 50mm, length 45mm) mostly red with the synthorax becoming pale green as it matures. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat in the north-west and north-eastern part of the continent from about Broome to the south-eastern Queensland border. The taxon has been assessed as least concern 3.1 in the IUCN Red List.

Gallery

  • Redtail mating 1

    Mating pair

  • Redtail face

    Male from above

  • Redtail B

    Male face

  • Ceriagrion aeruginosum female wings (34664845412)

    Female wings

  • Ceriagrion aeruginosum male wings (34664851772)

    Male wings

Images for kids

  • Ceriagrion aeruginosum 1611

    male, Cairns

  • Redtail 3A0661

    male, Cairns

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