Name
Zygoptera
damselfly
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Habitat
Aquatic nymphs/ Terrestrial adults linked to freshwater environments
Feeding
Invertebrate predator. Nymphs also of juvenile aquatic vertebrates
Distribution
All continents except Antarctica
Additional information
Adults with very short setose antennae. Two pairs of long narrow membranous wings very similar in size. Wings upright at rest. Head wider than long, with eyes far apart. Nymphs slender in appearance with caudal lamellae.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Torralba-Burrial, A. (2015). Orden Megaloptera. Revista IDE@ - SEA, 41(30-06-2015), 1–22. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_41.pdf
- Kalkman, V.J., Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, KD.B., Orr, A.G., Paulson, D.R., & van Tol, J. (2008). Global diversity of dragonflies (Odonata) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia, 595, 351–363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-007-9029-x
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