Kingdom Animalia Order Odonata Family Libellulidae Scientific name Nannophya pygmaea Rank Species | Class Insecta Suborder Anisoptera Genus Nannophya Phylum Arthropoda | |
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Similar Nannophya, Ceriagrion melanurum, Lyriothemis pachygastra, Scarlet skimmer, Rhyothemis fuliginosa | ||
scarlet dwarf caputured by spider
Nannophya pygmaea, known variously as the Scarlet Dwarf, Northern Pygmyfly, or Tiny Dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan, occasionally found south to Australia.
This species has the distinction of being the smallest of the dragonflies, with a wingspan of only 20 mm (3/4 in).
References
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