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Zygonyx
Sign in to saveZygonyx is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as cascaders because of their preference for living beside waterfalls and flying through the spray. They lay their eggs in wet dangling roots.
Species
Emerald Cascader
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 174
- With media
- 44
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- USNM, AM
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, South Africa
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
- Image
- Zygonyx natalensis Blue Cascader 2013 04 07.jpg
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Zygonyx is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as cascaders because of their preference for living beside waterfalls and flying through the spray. They lay their eggs in wet dangling roots.
==Species== The genus contains the following species: Zygonyx annika Zygonyx asahinai Zygonyx atritibiae Zygonyx chrysobaphes Zygonyx constellatus Zygonyx denticulatus Zygonyx dionyx Zygonyx elisabethae Zygonyx eusebia Zygonyx flavicosta Zygonyx geminuncus Zygonyx hova Zygonyx ida Zygonyx ilia Zygonyx immaculata Zygonyx iris - Emerald Cascader Zygonyx luctifer Zygonyx natalensis - Blue Cascader, Powdered Cascader, Scuffed Cascader Zygonyx ranavalonae Zygonyx regisalberti Zygonyx speciosus Zygonyx takasago Zygonyx torridus - Ringed Cascader Zygonyx viridescens
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