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Redtail
Ceriagrion aeruginosum
Ceriagrion aeruginosum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
Its common name is redtail. It is found in Indonesia, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and possibly the Solomon Islands.
From the article Ceriagrion aeruginosum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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The genus name Ceriagrion is derived from the Latin cerinus ("wax-coloured"), combined with Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Agrion was the name given in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius for all damselflies. The species name aeruginosum is derived from the Latin aeruginosus ("verdigris-coloured" or "rusty"), referring to the brownish colouring of the thorax, legs and top of the head.
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 97051.