Nannophya | |
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Nannophya pygmaea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
Genus: |
Nannophya Rambur, 1842 [1] |
Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [2] They are found in Asia and Australia. [3] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured. [4] It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.
The genus Nannophya includes the following species: [5]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865 | Australian pygmyfly | eastern Australia | ||
Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) | Eastern Pygmyfly [6] | south-eastern Australia | ||
Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020 | Artesian Pygmyfly [4] | Central Queensland, Australia. | ||
Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955 | Himalayas | |||
Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) | Western Pygmyfly [7] | south-western Australia | ||
Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003 | Scarlet Pygmyfly [4] | northern Australia | ||
Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 | Scarlet dwarf | Southeast Asia to China and Japan, south to Australia. |
Nannophya | |
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Nannophya pygmaea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
Genus: |
Nannophya Rambur, 1842 [1] |
Nannophya is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. [2] They are found in Asia and Australia. [3] They are commonly known as Pygmyflies. Species of Nannophya are small to tiny dragonflies often brightly coloured. [4] It includes Nannophya pygmaea, the scarlet dwarf, which is considered to be the world's smallest dragonfly.
The genus Nannophya includes the following species: [5]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865 | Australian pygmyfly | eastern Australia | ||
Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908) | Eastern Pygmyfly [6] | south-eastern Australia | ||
Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020 | Artesian Pygmyfly [4] | Central Queensland, Australia. | ||
Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955 | Himalayas | |||
Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908) | Western Pygmyfly [7] | south-western Australia | ||
Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003 | Scarlet Pygmyfly [4] | northern Australia | ||
Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 | Scarlet dwarf | Southeast Asia to China and Japan, south to Australia. |