Miathyria
Sign in to saveMiathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They are commonly known as Hyacinth Gliders. One species, M. marcella, occurs in North America. They are associated with floating plants, especially Water Hyacinth or Water Lettuce.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Miathyria is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and International Standard Book Number.
Vinony files it under Dragonfly genera, Libellulidae and Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- PSUC, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States, Brazil
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- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
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- Miathyria marcella.jpg
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Miathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They are commonly known as Hyacinth Gliders. One species, M. marcella, occurs in North America. They are associated with floating plants, especially Water Hyacinth or Water Lettuce.
The genus contains only two species: Miathyria marcella - Hyacinth Glider Miathyria simplex - Dwarf Glider
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