Agriocnemis argentea


Agriocnemis argentea is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,
commonly known as a silver wisp.
It is a small damselfly; the male, when mature, is covered in a white pruinescence.
It is endemic to northern Australia
where it inhabits both still and flowing waters.

Etymology

The species name argentea is a Latin word meaning the colour of silver. In 1906 Robert [John Tillyard|Robin Tillyard] named this species of damselfly after the beautiful silvery white bloom covering of mature adults, which when flying... appears as a bright silver streak, darting in and out of the grass.