COENAGRIONIDAE

The insect family 'Coenagrionidae' is found in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common.
This family is referred to as the Narrow-winged damselflies.^[1] The Coenagrionidae enjoy a world-wide distribution, and are among the most common of damselfly families.

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Characteristics

Photo gallery

External links

References

Characteristics

★ usually with black pattern

★ their ground color may be green, blue, yellow, orange, or purple

★ their wings are narrow, usually colorless and clear

★ wings stalked

★ 2 antenodal cross veins

★ vein M3 arising nearer to nodus than arculus

Photo gallery

External links

★ Info and Photos at BugGuide

★ Images from Georgia, USA

References

1. A Field Guide to Insects, Borror, D.J. & White, R.E., , , Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970, ISBN 0-395-91171-0