Family Protoneuridae - Threadtail Damselflies

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Print References

Amelia's Threadtail and reflection - Neoneura amelia - male

Amelia's Threadtails in tandem flight - Neoneura amelia - male - female

Amelia's Threadtails in tandem oviposition - Neoneura amelia - male - female

Coral-fronted Threadtail and reflection - Neoneura aaroni - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Protoneuridae (Threadtail Damselflies)

Numbers

Two genera and three species documented from the US

Identification

Reduced wing veination; long, thin, mostly dark abdomen with no tail-spot

Range

Circumtropical; in the US, found only in southern Texas

Print References

Abbott 2005, Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas

Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 25 August, 2007 - 4:09pm
Last updated 25 August, 2007 - 5:23pm

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