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Acanthagrion sp.

Acanthagrion sp.

Family: Coenagrionidae
Order: Odonata
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Acanthagrion is a genus of damselflies. It is the dominant genus of damselfly at ponds and lakes in the Neotropics but A. quadratum is the only one found in North America. They are commonly known as Wedgetails because of the raised tip of the abdomen.

The genus contains the following species:

Source: Wikipedia, article Acanthagrion sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224236725/01/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaEl Rodeo, AmbatoFabrizio García
196018230/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
195943923/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresDique LujánRoberto Battaglia
171779805/02/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezMariana Mansinho
148822630/10/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino de la Costa, GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
146406818/09/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCentro Interpretación de la Naturaleza, Termas ChajaríAdrian Braidotti
137893214/03/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasDiego Carus
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Acanthagrion sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.