Kingdom Animalia Suborder Zygoptera Family Coenagrionidae Rank Genus | Class Insecta Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate | |
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Similar Odonate, Telebasis, Leptobasis, Neoneura, Argia | ||
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:
References
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