''Hesperagrion'' is a genus of painted damsels in the
damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
family
Coenagrionidae
The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera.
The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making i ...
. There are at least two described species in ''Hesperagrion''.
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Species
These two species belong to the genus ''Hesperagrion'':
* '' Hesperagrion heterodoxum'' (Selys, 1868) (painted damsel)
* † '' Hesperagrion praevolans'' Cockerell, 1907
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