Heteragrion freddiemercuryi

Species of damselfly

Heteragrion freddiemercuryi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Heteragrionidae
Genus:	Heteragrion
Species:	H. freddiemercuryi
Binomial name
*Heteragrion freddiemercuryi* Lencioni, 2013

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Heteragrion freddiemercuryi is a species of damselfly in the family Heteragrionidae. It was described as a new species in 2013 by F. A. A. Lencioni. The eponym for the species name "freddiemercuryi" is Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Of naming the species after Mercury, Lencioni wrote, "I name this species after Freddie Mercury, artistic name of Farrokh Bulsara (1946–1991), superb and gifted musician and songwriter whose wonderful voice and talent still entertain millions of people around the world."

In the same publication, Lencioni described three more species of damselfly in the genus Heteragrion after three other members of Queen: H. brianmayi (Brian May), H. rogertaylori (Roger Taylor), and H. johndeaconi (John Deacon). Naming four new species after members of the band was done to pay tribute to the 40th anniversary of its founding. However, this is slightly inaccurate as the band was founded in 1971; nonetheless, the band’s first album was released in 1973.

References

^ Lencioni, F. A. A. (2013). "Diagnoses and discussion of the group 1 and 2 Brazilian species of Heteragrion, with descriptions of four new species (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)". Zootaxa. 3685: 1–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3685.1.1. PMID 26146690.

Taxon identifiers
Heteragrion freddiemercuryi	Wikidata: Q60009819 BioLib: 1145965 GBIF: 11371506 iNaturalist: 561453 IUCN: 125302473

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Discography
Studio album	Mr. Bad Guy
Collaborative album	Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé)
Compilations	The Freddie Mercury Album The Solo Collection Lover of Life, Singer of Songs Messenger of the Gods: The Singles Never Boring
Singles	"I Can Hear Music" "Love Kills" "I Was Born to Love You" "Made in Heaven" "Living on My Own" "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" "Time" "The Great Pretender" "Barcelona" "The Golden Boy" "In My Defence"
Other songs	"There Must Be More to Life Than This"
Depictions	Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God (play) Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (documentary) Bohemian Rhapsody (film)
Related	The Hectics Sour Milk Sea Smile Queen 17473 Freddiemercury The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Mercury Phoenix Trust Cirolana mercuryi Mercurana Heteragrion freddiemercuryi Logan Place

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