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Macromiidae
Sign in to saveMacromiidae is a family of dragonflies. The family contains species known as cruisers or skimmers. They are known to fly over bodies of water and roads. They are similar to Aeshnidae in size, but with green eyes that barely meet at the top of their head.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyMacromiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 75
- Family
- Macromiidae
- Collections
- PSUC, FMNH, AUM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Libelluloidea
- Image
- Macromia taeniolata.jpg
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- taxon name
- Macromiidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Macromiidae
- Commons category
- Macromiidae
- taxon common name
- Cruisers
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Macromiidae is a family of dragonflies. The family contains species known as cruisers or skimmers. They are known to fly over bodies of water and roads. They are similar to Aeshnidae in size, but with green eyes that barely meet at the top of their head.
The family Macromiidae is in the superfamily Libelluloidea. It contains three genera and 125 species worldwide.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macromiidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.