Agriocnemis pygmaea

Pygmy Wisp
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species: A. pygmaea
Binomial name
Agriocnemis pygmaea
(Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Agriocnemis australis Selys, 1877
  • Agriocnemis hyacinthus Tillyard, 1913
  • Agriocnemis velaris Hagen, 1882
  • Agrion pygmaeum Rambur, 1842 [1]

The Pygmy wisp, (Agriocnemis pygmaea), is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is also known as Wandering Midget, or Wandering Wisp. It is well distributed in all across Asia and parts of Australia.[2]

Pygmy wisp - Female
appearance of female Agriocnemis pygmaea

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Agriocnemis+pygmaea
  2. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/167280/0
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