''Phyllogomphoides insignatus'' is a
species
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of dragonfly within the genus ''
Phyllogomphoides
''Phyllogomphoides'' is a genus of dragonfly, dragonflies in the Family (biology), family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as leaftails. It contains the following species:
References
Phyllogomphoides,
Gomphidae
Anisoptera genera
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''. It is commonly known as dark-shouldered leaftail.
It was first described by Donnelly in 1979, and is found in
Panama
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. This species was formerly only known from this description until the first photo of a living individual was taken and uploaded by an amateur naturalist to
iNaturalist
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in 2019, where it was confirmed by experts to be ''insignatus''.
References
Insects described in 1979
insignatus
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