''Pyrrhosoma'' is a genus of
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 ...
in the 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 ...
. It contains the following species:
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Pyrrhosoma elisabethae
''Pyrrhosoma elisabethae'', the Greek red damselfly, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. The damselfly finds its habitat in rivers. It is found in Albania and Greece. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction ...
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Pyrrhosoma latiloba
''Pyrrhosoma'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species:
*''Pyrrhosoma elisabethae'' – Greek red damselfly
*''Pyrrhosoma latiloba''
*''Pyrrhosoma nymphula'' – large red damselfly
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Pyrrhosoma nymphula
The large red damselfly (''Pyrrhosoma nymphula'') is a species of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to the western Palearctic.
Distribution
This species is a mainly European damselfly, with some populations in Nort ...
'' – large red damselfly
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Pyrrhosoma tinctipenne
''Pyrrhosoma'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species:
*'' Pyrrhosoma elisabethae'' – Greek red damselfly
*''Pyrrhosoma latiloba
''Pyrrhosoma'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrio ...
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Coenagrionidae
Taxa named by Toussaint de Charpentier
Zygoptera genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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