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Nehalennia (damselfly)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Coenagrionidae

Higher classification
  
Coenagrionidae

Order
  
Odonate

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Nehalennia speciosa, Odonate, Damselfly, Coenagrionidae, Sedge sprite

Nehalennia is a genus of very small damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Most of the species are commonly known as Sprites. One species, N. speciosa occurs in Eurasia; the rest in North and South America.

This genus contains the following six species:

  • Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895 - Sphagnum Sprite
  • Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913- Southern Sprite
  • Nehalennia irene (Hagen, 1861) - Sedge Sprite
  • Nehalennia minuta (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Tropical Sprite
  • Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913 - Everglades Sprite
  • Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) - Pygmy damselfly, Sedgling

    • References

    Nehalennia (damselfly) Wikipedia
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