Nehalennia (damselfly)

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus		Family Coenagrionidae Higher classification Coenagrionidae Order Odonate

Similar 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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