Caliagrion

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Zygoptera
Superfamilia: Coenagrionoidea

Familia: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Caliagrion
Species: Caliagrion billinghursti
Name
Caliagrion Tillyard, 1913
Caliagrion is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.[4] The single species of this genus, Caliagrion billinghursti,[5] is commonly known as a large riverdamsel,[6] and is endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits slow-flowing rivers and ponds. [7]

Caliagrion billinghursti is a large damselfly; the male is coloured bright blue with black, while the female is yellow and black.[6]
Gallery

Female Caliagrion billinghursti wings

Male Caliagrion billinghursti wings

References

Dow, R.A. (2017). "Caliagrion billinghursti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14263430A59256518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14263430A59256518.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Martin, R. (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 [246] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [468]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus Caliagrion Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
"Species Caliagrion billinghursti (Martin, 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 978-0643051362.