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Agrionoptera longitudinalis

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Agrionoptera longitudinalis
Striped Swampdragon
Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Agrionoptera
Species:
A. longitudinalis
Binomial name
Agrionoptera longitudinalis
Selys, 1878[2]

Agrionoptera longitudinalis is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[3]

It is native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Queensland in Australia.[4] It is common, even abundant in some areas.[1]

This species can be found in most any type of standing water, including pools and tree holes. It is adaptable to disturbed habitat and can live and breed in artificial aquatic habitat types.[1]

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Subspecies include:

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kalkman, V. (2009). "Agrionoptera longitudinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163850A5659707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163850A5659707.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1878). "Odonates de la région de la Nouvelle Guinée". Mittheilungen aus dem K. Zoologischen Museum zu Dresden (in French). 3: 289–323 [315] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ "Species Agrionoptera longitudinalis Selys, 1878". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.