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Micrathyria
Sign in to saveMicrathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They have bright green eyes and white faces. Most species have a markedly striped thorax. They are commonly known as Tropical Dashers.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
Observations recorded12,666
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 215
- With media
- 62
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Belize, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina
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- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
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- Micrathyria hagenii.jpg
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- taxon common name
- Dashers
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Micrathyria is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies. They have bright green eyes and white faces. Most species have a markedly striped thorax. They are commonly known as Tropical Dashers.
As of 2002, there were about 48 species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Micrathyria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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