Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889 is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889

Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889

Fylgia amazonica is the only species in genus Fylgia (Libellulidae), a deep forest dragonfly found from Venezuela to northern Brazil.

Family
Genus
Fylgia
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889

Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889 is a dragonfly species that belongs to the family Libellulidae. It is the only species classified within the genus Fylgia. This is a deep forest dragonfly that breeds in stagnant pools. Its distribution in Latin America ranges from Venezuela to northern Brazil.

Photo: (c) William PERRIN, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by William PERRIN · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Fylgia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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