| Common Name: | South-western Billabongfly |
Distribution
Male
Male
Female
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| Scientific Name: | Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876) |
| Distribution: | Apparently common in southern Western Australia
but also occurring sporadically in south-eastern South Australia
(recorded within a few km of the Victorian border).
Populations seem to be predominantly coastal. |
| Description: | These are small damselflies of which the males have black and bright blue markings.
The females have more black at the end of the abdomen and are generally a paler blue. |
| Similar Species: |
Austroagrion watsoni
are similar (also having a pale line across the back of the head) but Austroagrion cyane
has half an extra blue segment near the end of the abdomen.
Ischnura heterosticta and Pseudagrion microcephalum
are also similar but have different markings behind the eyes.
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| Habitat: | These inhabit a wide range of still water, including swamps,
and can also be found by sluggish water. |
| Behaviour: | Males mostly perch on emergent aquatic vegetation. |
| Observations: |
I've only seen this species on one occasion in SA —
so close to the border I have no doubt it will soon be a species added to Victoria. |
| Links & References: |
Not a widely distributed species but some images and additional information can be found on the internet, including the links below.
Wildiaries
Esperance Fauna
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