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Triacanthagyna

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Anisoptera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonate

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Aeshnidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Odonate, Gynacantha, Coryphaeschna, Coryphaeschna adnexa, Miathyria

Triacanthagyna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. The species have large eyes and broad wings. The females have three prominent spines under the last abdominal segment which gives the genus its name. They are commonly known as three-spined darners.

The genus contains the following species:

  • Triacanthagyna caribbea Williamson, 1923 - Caribbean Darner
  • Triacanthagyna dentata (Geijskes, 1943)
  • Triacanthagyna ditzleri Williamson, 1923
  • Triacanthagyna nympha (Navás, 1933)
  • Triacanthagyna obscuripennis (Blanchard, 1847)
  • Triacanthagyna satyrus (Martin, 1909)
  • Triacanthagyna septima (Selys in Sagra, 1857) - Pale-green Darner
  • Triacanthagyna trifida (Rambur, 1842) - Phantom Darner
  • Triacanthagyna williamsoni von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2003
  • References

    Triacanthagyna Wikipedia