Platycypha

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Kingdom Animalia Family Chlorocyphidae Rank Genus		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate

Similar Platycypha caligata, Odonate, Chlorocyphidae, Platycypha auripes, Chlorolestes

Platycypha is a genus of African damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae).

The genus contains the following species:

Platycypha amboniensis (Martin, 1915) - Montane Dancing-jewel

Platycypha auripes (Förster, 1906) - Golden Dancing-jewel

Platycypha caligata (Selys, 1853) - Dancing Jewel

Platycypha eliseva Dijkstra, 2008

Platycypha fitzsimonsi Pinhey, 1950 - Boulder Jewel

Platycypha inyangae Pinhey, 1958

Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914)

Platycypha picta (Pinhey, 1962)

Platycypha pinheyi Fraser, 1950

Platycypha rufitibia (Pinhey, 1961) - Red-booted Jewel

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