Agrionoptera is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Species of Agrionoptera are found across India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Species The genus Agrionoptera includes the following species: Agrionoptera cardinalis Agrionoptera insignis – red swampdragon subspecies Agrionoptera insignis allogenes – red swampdragon Agrionoptera longitudinalis subspecies Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis – striped swampdragon
Agrionoptera sanguinolenta Agrionoptera sexlineata
Etymology The genus name Agrionoptera combines Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"), with the Greek –πτερος (pteros, "winged"), referring to the similarity of the wings to those of Agrion.
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