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Swamp Bluet
Austrocoenagrion lyelli
Austrocoenagrion is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. The single species of this genus, Austrocoenagrion lyelli, is commonly known as a swamp bluet.
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The genus name Austrocoenagrion combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning “south wind”, hence “southern”) with Coenagrion, the name of a related genus. It refers to a southern representative of that group. In 1913, Robin Tillyard named this species lyelli, an eponym honouring his friend, the naturalist George Lyell (1866-1951).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 561863.