Ischnura pruinescens

{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}

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| image = Ischnura pruinescens 4943.jpg

| image_caption = Female Ischnura pruinescens

| image2 = Ischnura pruinescens 0392.jpg

| image2_caption = Male Ischnura pruinescens

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Dow, R.A. |date=2017 |title=Ischnura pruinescens |volume=2017 |page=e.T87533465A87534081 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87533465A87534081.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Ischnura pruinescens

| authority = (Tillyard, 1906){{Cite journal|last=Tillyard|first=R.J.|year=1906|title=New Australian species of the family Agrionidae (Neuroptera: Odonata)|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39342436|journal=Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales|volume=31|pages=177–194 [191]|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}

| range_map = Ischnura pruinescens distribution map.svg

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Ischnura pruinescens is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Ischnura_pruinescens |title=Species Ischnura pruinescens (Tillyard, 1906)|last=|first=|date=2012|website=Australian Faunal Directory|publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study|access-date=8 April 2017}}

commonly known as the colourful bluetail.{{cite book |last1=Theischinger |first1=G. |last2=Hawking |first2=J. |date=2006 |title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia |location=Collingwood Vic. |publisher=CSIRO |page=96 |isbn=0643090738}} The taxon has been assessed for the IUCN Red List as being of least concern and is listed in the Catalogue of Life.[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/5638880203232fe1a96c20fa9ad5fb58 Catalogue of Life - Ischnura pruinescens]