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Brachythemis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Libellulidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonate

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Similar
  
Brachythemis contaminata, Odonate, Brachythemis leucosticta, Diplacodes, Acisoma

Brachythemis impartita karsch 1890 macho


Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.

Contents

The genus contains the following species:

  • Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793) – ditch jewel
  • Brachythemis fuscopalliata (Selys, 1887) – dark-winged groundling
  • Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) – northern banded groundling
  • Brachythemis lacustris (Kirby, 1889) – red groundling
  • Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839) – banded groundling
  • Brachythemis wilsoni Pinhey, 1952 – Wilson's groundling

    • Brachythemis leucosticta hd


    Taxonomy

    The banded groundling is one of Africa's most familiar and abundant dragonflies. It has only recently been identified as being two separate species, B. leucosticta and the new taxon B. impartita.

    References

    Brachythemis Wikipedia
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