Agriocnemis dobsoni

Agriocnemis dobsoni is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,^[3] commonly known as a tropical wisp.^[4] It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark end to their tail.^[4] It is endemic to north-eastern Australia,^[5] where it inhabits pools and swamps.^[6]

Tropical wisp
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Agriocnemis
Species:	A. dobsoni
Binomial name
Agriocnemis dobsoni Fraser, 1954[2]

Etymology

In 1954, Frederic Fraser named this species dobsoni, an eponym in acknowledgement of a specimen collected by Roderick Dobson.^[2][7]

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia