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Azuragrion nigridorsum

{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}

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| name = Azuragrion nigridorsum

| image = Azuragrion nigridorsum 2013 01 08.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Clausnitzer, V. |author2=Suhling, F. |author3=Dijkstra, K.-D.B. |date=2016 |title=Azuragrion nigridorsum |volume=2016 |page=e.T59819A75347073 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59819A75347073.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Azuragrion nigridorsum

| authority = (Selys, 1876)

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Azuragrion nigridorsum, the black-tailed bluet or sailing bluet, is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae.

Distribution and status

A common and widespread species with a range that extends from South Africa to Angola, Ethiopia, Oman, Yemen, Socotra, and Madagascar.

Habitat

This damselfly is found in a wide variety of habitats including slow-flowing streams and ponds; both open and partly shaded habitats are used.{{cite web|last1=Dijkstra|first1=K.-D.B.|title=Azuragrion nigridorsum (Selys, 1876)|url=http://www.zoology.uct.ac.za/index.php?taxon_id=25700|website=African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online|accessdate=15 November 2017|language=en}}

Gallery

Azuragrion_nigridorsum_2016_10_08_12_08_22_5631.jpg|Male

Azuragrion_nigridorsum_2016_10_08_5480.jpg|Male

Azuragrion_nigridorsum_2016_10_08_12_02_46_5509.jpg|Tail (abdomen) of male

References

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External links

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  • {{Wikispecies-inline|Azuragrion nigridorsum|Azuragrion nigridorsum}}
  • [http://www.zoology.uct.ac.za/index.php?taxon_id=25700 Azuragrion nigridorsum] on [http://www.zoology.uct.ac.za/index.php?doc=About_ADDO African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online]
  • [http://new-virtualcollections.naturalsciences.be/archives/dossier_illustration_selys_and_severin/africa/tanzania/ag043b Illustration (watercolour)] by Sélys
  • [https://thebdi.org/2020/03/20/sailing-bluet-azuragrion-nigridorsum/ Sailing bluet] Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata

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Category:Coenagrionidae

Category:Insects described in 1876

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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