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A fairly large dragonfly, the Amazon darner reaches between 70 and 74 millimeters in length, with hindwing measurements between 48 and 52 millimeters. [3] The face of this dragonfly is green and is marked with a single dark triangle on the top of the frons.
Zenithoptera fasciata, also known as the rainforest bluewing is a species of dragonfly native to much of the northern half of South America, as well as southern portions of Central America. [1] The species has in the past been known by additional taxonomic names, including: Libellula fasciata , Libellula americana , and Libellula violacea .
In most Odonata there is a structure on the leading edge near the tip of the wing called the pterostigma. This is a thickened, hemolymph–filled and often colorful area bounded by veins. The functions of the pterostigma are not fully known, but it most probably has an aerodynamic effect [4] and may also have a visual function. More mass at the ...
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are distinguished with dragonflies (Anisoptera) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually more slender with eyes placed apart and ...
Anax imperator Leach, 1815 – emperor dragonfly, [13] blue emperor [14] Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942 – elephant emperor [15] Anax junius (Drury, 1773) – common green darner [6] Anax longipes Hagen, 1861 – comet darner [6] Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898; Anax mandrakae Gauthier, 1988; Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915 – blue-spotted ...
Meganeura is a genus of extinct insects from the Late Carboniferous (approximately 300 million years ago). It is a member of the extinct order Meganisoptera, which are closely related to and resemble dragonflies and damselflies (with dragonflies, damselflies and meganisopterans being part of the broader group Odonatoptera).