Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Zygoptera Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Family Platycnemididae | |
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Similar Allocnemis, Risiocnemis, Copera | ||
Arabicnemis is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing the single species Arabicnemis caerulea. It is known commonly as the powder blue damselfly. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, where it occurs in Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
This insect lives in wadis with bodies of freshwater. It can also be found in agricultural areas, where it lives in irrigation systems.
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Arabicnemis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA