Cannaphila

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Epiprocta Family Libellulidae Rank Genus		Class Insecta Infraorder Anisoptera Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate
Similar Odonate, Brechmorhoga, Miathyria, Macrothemis, Dythemis

Cannaphila is a small Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly called narrow-winged skimmers. One species, C. insularis, occurs in North America. There are three species.

Species include:

Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 – gray-waisted skimmer, Texas south to Panama

Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992 – Panama, Costa Rica

Cannaphila vibex (Hagen, 1861) – widespread from Mexico to Argentina.

References

Cannaphila Wikipedia

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