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Aciagrion occidentale

Aciagrion occidentale
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male
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female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Aciagrion
Species: A. occidentale
Binomial name
Aciagrion occidentale
Laidlaw, 1919
Synonyms
  • Aciagron paludensis Fraser, 1922

Aciagrion occidentale,green striped slender dartlet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand.

It is a long slender damselfly with a black spot in blue on the last segment of the abdomen. Flies close to the ground; found in shrub dominated wetlands. In spite of its delicate build, it enjoys migration by rising high in the air and takes advantage of its lightweight in air currents.



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