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==Habit & Habitat== |
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''Austroagrion cyane'' are permanent residents of [[Marine biology|aquatic habitats]]. They prefer slow-moving water. The species grows to around 2–3 cm in length. Females are less common than males and are mostly attracted to ephemeral [[swamp]]s. |
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''Austroagrion cyane'' are permanent residents of [[Marine biology|aquatic habitats]]. They prefer slow-moving water. Adults grow to around 20-30 mm in length. Females are less common than males and are mostly attracted to ephemeral [[swamp]]s. |
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==Etymology== |
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The genus name ''Austroagrion'' combines the prefix ''austro-'' (from Latin ''auster'', meaning "south wind", hence "southern") with ''Agrion'', a genus name derived from Greek ἄγριος (''agrios'', "wild"). ''Austroagrion'' thus refers to a southern representative of that group. |
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The species name ''cyane'' is derived from Greek κυανῆ (''kyanē'', "dark blue"), referring to its distinctive blue colouring. |
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==Gallery== |
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==Gallery== |
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[{{cite web|url=http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.in/2010/03/south-western-billabongfly-austroagrion.html|title=South-western Billabongfly - ''Austroagrion cyane''|date=14 March 2010}}]
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[{{cite web|url=http://esperancewildlife.blogspot.in/2010/03/south-western-billabongfly-austroagrion.html|title=South-western Billabongfly - ''Austroagrion cyane''|date=14 March 2010}}]
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[{{cite book |last1=Endersby |first1=Ian |last2=Fliedner |first2=Heinrich |title=The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies |date=2015 |publisher=Busybird Publishing |location=Eltham, Victoria, Australia |isbn=9781925260625 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies}}]
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[{{cite journal |last1=Endersby |first1=Ian |title=Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S. |journal=Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales |date=2012 |volume=134 |pages=1-16 |url=https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/LIN/article/view/5941}}]
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[[Category:Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps]] |
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[[Category:Insects described in 1876]] |
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[[Category:Insects described in 1876]] |
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[[Category:Damselflies]] |
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