Hemicordulia hilaris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: | Hemicordulia |
Species: | H. hilaris
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Binomial name | |
Hemicordulia hilaris
Lieftinck, 1975
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Hemicordulia hilaris is a species of Pacific dragonfly in the family Corduliidae, first described by the Dutch entomologist Maurits Lieftinck in 1975. [1] [2] The species is found across the Pacific Islands including Samoa and New Caledonia, [3] [4] [5] with its range extending east to the Cook Islands and French Polynesia. [6] [7]
Hemicordulia hilaris have brown-green abdomens with a metallic sheen. It can be differentiated from Hemicordulia fidelis, which has a similar appearance, however bright yellow spots on the lower body segments. [5] The species tends to prefer living in sunny, shallow swamps with dene reed beds. [3]
Hemicordulia hilaris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: | Hemicordulia |
Species: | H. hilaris
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Binomial name | |
Hemicordulia hilaris
Lieftinck, 1975
|
Hemicordulia hilaris is a species of Pacific dragonfly in the family Corduliidae, first described by the Dutch entomologist Maurits Lieftinck in 1975. [1] [2] The species is found across the Pacific Islands including Samoa and New Caledonia, [3] [4] [5] with its range extending east to the Cook Islands and French Polynesia. [6] [7]
Hemicordulia hilaris have brown-green abdomens with a metallic sheen. It can be differentiated from Hemicordulia fidelis, which has a similar appearance, however bright yellow spots on the lower body segments. [5] The species tends to prefer living in sunny, shallow swamps with dene reed beds. [3]