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Platycnemididae

19 species · Animals

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Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863

Allocnemis leucosticta is a distinctive South African damselfly with characteristic white wing pterostigmata.

Caconeura ramburi (Fraser, 1922)

Caconeura ramburi is a medium-sized damselfly that breeds in shaded forest streams, with distinct blue and black markings.

Caconeura risi (Fraser, 1931)

Caconeura risi is a medium-sized damselfly that breeds in shaded lowland forest streams.

Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)

Copera marginipes is a medium-sized damselfly commonly found in lowland river and stream bank undergrowth.

Copera vittata (Selys, 1863)

Copera vittata is a medium-sized damselfly found in undergrowth along hilly river and stream banks.

Disparoneura quadrimaculata (Rambur, 1842)

Disparoneura quadrimaculata is a medium-sized damselfly that lives along streams and breeds in hill streams.

Elattoneura frenulata (Hagen, 1860)

Elattoneura frenulata is a small endemic damselfly found in montane stream habitats of South Africa's Cape provinces.

Elattoneura glauca (Burmeister, 1860)

Elattoneura glauca is a sexually dimorphic small damselfly widely distributed across southern Africa.

Esme mudiensis Fraser, 1931

Esme mudiensis is a medium-sized damselfly that lives along hill streams in hilly areas.

Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891

Mesocnemis singularis is a widespread sub-Saharan African damselfly that inhabits rocky open flowing waters and lake shores.

Nososticta coelestina (Tillyard, 1906)

Nososticta coelestina, the green-blue threadtail, is an Australian medium-sized damselfly found in northern and eastern Australia, assessed as Least Concern by IUCN.

Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860

Nososticta solida, the orange threadtail, is a medium-sized Australian damselfly found in eastern Australia.

Nososticta solitaria (Tillyard, 1906)

Nososticta solitaria, the fivespot threadtail, is a medium-sized Australian damselfly found only in north-eastern Australia.

Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865

Onychargia atrocyana is a medium-sized damselfly that breeds in ponds and marshes within forests.

Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841

Platycnemis acutipennis is an endemic southwest European damselfly with distinctive orange-red abdomen and blue eyes.

Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)

Platycnemis pennipes is a damselfly that has distinct morphological traits that set it apart from most other blue damselflies.

Prodasineura verticalis (Selys, 1860)

Prodasineura verticalis is a medium-sized Asian damselfly found along pond and river banks.

Spesbona angusta (Selys, 1863)

Spesbona angusta is a small, temperature-colour-changing damselfly endemic to a restricted area of South Africa’s Western Cape.

Pseudocopera ciliata (Selys, 1863)

Pseudocopera ciliata, the black-kneed featherlegs, is a white-legged damselfly found in China, Indochina and western Malesia.

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