Mecistogaster amalia

Mecistogaster amalia is a species of damselfly in the family Pseudostigmatidae known commonly as the Amalia helicopter. It is endemic to Brazil, where it lives in Atlantic rainforest.

Mecistogaster amalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Suborder:
Zygoptera
Family:
Pseudostigmatidae
Genus:
Mecistogaster
Species:
M. amalia
Binomial name
Mecistogaster amalia
(Burmeister, 1839)

References
  1. von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D.R. (2019). "Mecistogaster amalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59739A128556764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T59739A128556764.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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