Kingdom Animalia Family Libellulidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate | Class Insecta Subfamily Zygonychinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Odonate, Zygonyx torridus, Zygonyx iris, Trithemis, Brachythemis | ||
emergence sequence zygonyx iris insignis
Zygonyx is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as cascaders because of their preference for living beside waterfalls and flying through the spray. They lay their eggs into the wet dangling roots of plants.
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Species
The genus contains the following species:
References
Zygonyx Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA