Platycnemididae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Odonata, class Insecta. The family contains 44 accepted species worldwide.
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Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)
Platycnemis pennipes is a damselfly that has distinct morphological traits that …
Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860
Nososticta solida, the orange threadtail, is a medium-sized Australian damselfly…
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891
Mesocnemis singularis is a widespread sub-Saharan African damselfly that inhabit…
Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)
Copera marginipes is a medium-sized damselfly commonly found in lowland river an…
Elattoneura glauca (Burmeister, 1860)
Elattoneura glauca is a sexually dimorphic small damselfly widely distributed ac…
Caconeura ramburi (Fraser, 1922)
Caconeura ramburi is a medium-sized damselfly that breeds in shaded forest strea…
Prodasineura verticalis (Selys, 1860)
Prodasineura verticalis is a medium-sized Asian damselfly found along pond and r…
Nososticta coelestina (Tillyard, 1906)
Nososticta coelestina, the green-blue threadtail, is an Australian medium-sized …
Spesbona angusta (Selys, 1863)
Spesbona angusta is a small, temperature-colour-changing damselfly endemic to a …
Pseudocopera ciliata (Selys, 1863)
Pseudocopera ciliata, the black-kneed featherlegs, is a white-legged damselfly f…
Elattoneura frenulata (Hagen, 1860)
Elattoneura frenulata is a small endemic damselfly found in montane stream habit…
Nososticta solitaria (Tillyard, 1906)
Nososticta solitaria, the fivespot threadtail, is a medium-sized Australian dams…
Platycnemididae animals belong to the Odonata order in the Animalia kingdom. The abdomen is dark, and features narrow pale bands between each of its segments. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Platycnemididae is classified in the order Odonata, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The abdomen is dark, and features five prominent pale or green bands; the largest of these bands are located on abdominal segments 5 and 8.
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