''Paraphlebia'' is a
genus
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of
flatwing
The Megapodagrionidae are a family of damselflies,
commonly called flatwings for their habit of spreading out the hind wings horizontally when at rest.
A 2013 phylogenetic analysis pares down this family into only three genera, and numerous ot ...
s in the
damselfly family
Thaumatoneuridae
Thaumatoneuridae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata
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. It was formerly in the
subfamily
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Argiolestinae of the
family
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Megapodagrionidae
The Megapodagrionidae are a family
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, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Dijkstra et al. in 2013.
The Zoe Waterfall Damsel is the largest and most brightly colored of its species. It has two pair of similar-shaped vertical wings.
Species
These fifteen species belong to the genus ''Paraphlebia'':
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Paraphlebia akan
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenet ...
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Paraphlebia chaak
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenet ...
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Paraphlebia chiarae
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenet ...
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Paraphlebia duodecima''
Calvert, 1901
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Paraphlebia esperanza
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenet ...
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Paraphlebia flinti
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenet ...
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Paraphlebia hunnal
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae
The Megapodagrionidae are a family
Family (from la, familia) is a group ...
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Paraphlebia hyalina''
Brauer, 1871
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Paraphlebia itzamna
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenet ...
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Paraphlebia ixchel
''Paraphlebia'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenet ...
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Paraphlebia kauil''
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Paraphlebia kinich''
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Paraphlebia kukulkan''
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Paraphlebia quinta''
Calvert, 1901
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Paraphlebia zoe''
Selys in Hagen, 1861 - Zoe Waterfall Damsel
References
Calopterygoidea
Zygoptera genera
Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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