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Tauriphila

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Libellulidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonate

Similar
  
Miathyria, Macrothemis, Dythemis, Brechmorhoga, Brachymesia

Tauriphila is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as Pasture Gliders. The species are neotropical with two, the Garnet and Aztec Gliders reaching the southern USA.

The genus contains the following species:

  • Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869) - Arch-tipped Glider
  • Tauriphila australis (Hagen, 1867) - Garnet Glider
  • Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906 - Aztec Glider
  • Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896
  • Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913
  • References

    Tauriphila Wikipedia