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Coenagrion
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Coenagrion pulchellum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Coenagrion
Kirby, 1890

Coenagrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly called the Eurasian Bluets (although three species are found in North America: Coenagrion angulatum, Coenagrion interrogatum, and Coenagrion resolutum). Species of Coenagrion are generally medium-sized, brightly coloured damselflies.

Species

The genus Coenagrion includes the following species:

  • Coenagrion aculeatum Yu & Bu, 2007
  • Coenagrion adelais Fourcroy, 1785
  • Coenagrion amurense (Bartenev, 1956)
  • Coenagrion antiquum Belyshev, 1955
  • Coenagrion armatum (Charpentier, 1840) – Norfolk Damselfly or Dark Bluet
  • Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912 – Prairie Bluet
  • Coenagrion australocaspicum Dumont & Heidari, 1996
  • Coenagrion bartenevi Belyshev, 1955
  • Coenagrion bifurcatum Zhu & Ou-yan 2000
  • Coenagrion brevicauda Bartenev, 1956
  • Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838) – Mediterranean Bluet
  • Coenagrion castellani Roberts, 1948
  • Coenagrion chusanicum Navás, 1933
  • Coenagrion dorothaea Fourcroy, 1785
  • Coenagrion ecornutum (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion exornatum (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion glaciale (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825 – Northern Damselfly, Spearhead Bluet
  • Coenagrion holdereri (Förster, 1900)
  • Coenagrion hylas (Trybom, 1889) – Siberian Bluet
  • Coenagrion intermedium Lohmann, 1990 – Cretan Bluet
  • Coenagrion interrogatum (Hagen in Selys, 1876) – Subarctic Bluet
  • Coenagrion johanssoni (Wallengren, 1894) – Arctic Bluet
  • Coenagrion kashmirum Chowdhary & Das, 1975
  • Coenagrion lanceolatum (Selys, 1872)
  • Coenagrion lehmanni Kolenati, 1856
  • Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840) – Irish Damselfly, Crescent Bluet
  • Coenagrion lyelli (Tillyard, 1913) – Swamp Bluet
  • Coenagrion melanoproctum (Selys, 1876)
  • Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier, 1840) – Southern Damselfly, Mercury Bluet
  • Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850) – Ornate Bluet
  • Coenagrion persicum Lohmann, 1993
  • Coenagrion ponticum (Bartenef, 1929)
  • Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758) – Azure Damselfly
  • Coenagrion pulchellum (Van der Linden, 1823) – Variable Damselfly
  • Coenagrion pygmaea Navás, 1919
  • Coenagrion resolutum (Hagen in Selys, 1876) – Taiga Bluet
  • Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842) – Dainty Damselfly, Dainty Bluet
  • Coenagrion simillimum Bartenev, 1911
  • Coenagrion sophia Fourcroy, 1785
  • Coenagrion striatum Bartenev, 1956
  • Coenagrion syriacum (Morton, 1924) – Syrian Bluet
  • Coenagrion tengchongensis Yu & Bu, 2007
  • Coenagrion terue (Asahina, 1949)
  • Coenagrion tugur (Bartenev, 1956)
  • Coenagrion vanbrinkae Lohmann, 1993

See also

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