Mecistogaster amalia
Appearance
Mecistogaster amalia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Mecistogaster |
Species: | M. amalia
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Binomial name | |
Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister, 1839)
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Mecistogaster amalia is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae known commonly as the Amalia helicopter. It is endemic to Brazil, where it lives in Atlantic rainforest.
References
[edit]- ^ von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D.R. (2019). "Mecistogaster amalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59739A128556764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T59739A128556764.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.