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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Platycnemididae |
Subfamily: | Allocnemidinae |
Genus: | Arabicnemis |
Species: | A. caerulea
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Binomial name | |
Arabicnemis caerulea Waterston, 1984
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Arabicnemis is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing the single species Arabicnemis caerulea. [2] [3] It is known commonly as the powder blue damselfly. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, where it occurs in Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. [1]
This insect lives in wadis with bodies of freshwater. It can also be found in agricultural areas, where it lives in irrigation systems. [1]
Arabicnemis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Platycnemididae |
Subfamily: | Allocnemidinae |
Genus: | Arabicnemis |
Species: | A. caerulea
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Binomial name | |
Arabicnemis caerulea Waterston, 1984
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Arabicnemis is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing the single species Arabicnemis caerulea. [2] [3] It is known commonly as the powder blue damselfly. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, where it occurs in Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. [1]
This insect lives in wadis with bodies of freshwater. It can also be found in agricultural areas, where it lives in irrigation systems. [1]