Agrionoptera Explained

Agrionoptera is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.^[1] Species of Agrionoptera are found across India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.^[2]

Species

The genus Agrionoptera includes the following species:^[3]

• Agrionoptera bartola
• Agrionoptera cardinalis
• Agrionoptera insignis – red swampdragon^[2]

• subspecies Agrionoptera insignis allogenes – red swampdragon^[2]
• Agrionoptera longitudinalis

• subspecies Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis – striped swampdragon^[2]
• Agrionoptera sanguinolenta
• Agrionoptera sexlineata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Agrionoptera Brauer, 1864. 2012. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 27 February 2017.
2. Book: Theischinger, Gunther. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. 2006. CSIRO Publishing. 0-643-09073-8.
3. Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 21 October 2010. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028100057/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 28 October 2010 . live.