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Narrow-winged Damselflies Lat. “Coenagrionidae“
family of suborder “Damselflies“
1 family, 4 species

The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,100 species are in this family, making it the largest damselfly family. The family Coenagrionidae has six subfamilies: Agriocnemidinae, Argiinae, Coenagrioninae, Ischnurinae, Leptobasinae, and Pseudagrioninae.

Hierarchy

Blue-tailed Damselfly

species of family “Narrow-winged Damselflies“

Southern Damselfly

species of family “Narrow-winged Damselflies“

Etymology

The name may be derived from Greek coen meaning shared or common and agrio meaning fields or wild.

Characteristics

Usually have a black pattern Ground color may be green, blue, yellow, orange, or purple Narrow, stalked, usually colorless and clear wings Two antenodal cross veins Vein M3 arising nearer to nodus than arculus Adults are seen around various habitats including ponds and wetlands. The females lay their eggs among living or dead submerged vegetation, and in some species, even crawl about underwater depositing their eggs. The nymphs are usually found in debris or among living or dead submerged plant material.

Genera

These genera belong to the family Coenagrionidae:

See also

List of damselflies of the world (Coenagrionidae)

Info and Photos at BugGuide Images from Georgia, US Media related to Coenagrionidae at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Coenagrionidae at Wikispecies

Ancestry Graph

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