Agriocnemis femina

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]

Variable wisp
Kenelap Oxbow Lake
Sabah, Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species:
A. femina
Binomial name
Agriocnemis femina
(Brauer, 1868)[2]
  • Female wings
  • Male wings

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2010). "Agriocnemis femina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167208A6314855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167208A6314855.en.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Species Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. 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.
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