Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1777) is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1777)

Mecistogaster linearis is a narrow-winged damselfly species from the Coenagrionidae family, found in South America.

Family

Coenagrionidae

Genus

Mecistogaster

Order

Odonata

Class

Insecta

About Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1777)

Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1777) is a species of narrow-winged damselfly that belongs to the family Coenagrionidae. This species is native to and found in South America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae › Mecistogaster

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

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