''Agriocnemis femina'', the variable wisp or pinhead wisp,
is a species of
damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
in the family
Coenagrionidae
The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera.
The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making i ...
.
It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white
pruinescence Pruinescence , or pruinosity, is a "frosted" or dusty-looking coating on top of a surface. It may also be called a pruina (plural: ''pruinae''), from the Latin word for hoarfrost. The adjectival form is pruinose .
Entomology
In insects, a "blo ...
over their body, and a dark tail.
It is found from India, through
South-east Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...
to islands in the Pacific.
where it inhabits pools and stagnant water.
Gallery
Agriocnemis femina female wings (34787774626).jpg , Female wings
Agriocnemis femina male wings (33984551884).jpg , Male wings
References
* http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Agriocnemis_femina/classification/
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Coenagrionidae
Odonata of Asia
Odonata of Oceania
Insects of India
Insects of Sri Lanka
Insects of Vietnam
Insects of Thailand
Taxa named by Friedrich Moritz Brauer
Insects described in 1868
Damselflies