Argiolestinae is a
subfamily
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of
damselflies
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 ...
. They belong to the flatwing damselfly
family
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,
Argiolestidae. Like their relatives but unlike damselflies of other families, they usually spread their
hindwings
Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the mesothorax and metathorax), and the two pairs are often referred to as the forewings and hindw ...
horizontally when resting. It is the largest subfamily in Argiolestidae, making up almost three-quarters of the family's species, found primarily in Australia, New Guinea, and New Caledonia.
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Genera
The following genera
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are placed in the Argiolestinae:[
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Footnotes
Megapodagrionidae
Taxa named by Frederic Charles Fraser
Insect subfamilies
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