Nehalennia (damselfly)

Nehalennia is a genus of very small damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Most of the species are commonly known as Sprites. One species, N. speciosa occurs in Eurasia; the rest in North and South America.[1]

Nehalennia
Nehalennia gracilis
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Nehalennia

Selys, 1850

This genus contains the following six species:[2]

References

  1. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. Bernard, R. & Wildermuth, H. (2006). "Nehalennia speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60265A12336089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60265A12336089.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.


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