Species Nehalennia irene - Sedge Sprite

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Works Cited

Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) - Nehalennia irene - male

Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia irene - female

Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia Irene - Nehalennia irene - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)

Genus Nehalennia (Sprites)

Species irene (Sedge Sprite)

Size

24-30 mm

Identification

Thicker than sphagnum sprite. Metallic green body with blue tip and yellow thorax.

See Ed Lam (1) page 88

Range

Northern half of the US

Season

June through September

Works Cited

1.	Damselflies of the Northeast By Ed Lam

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 September, 2004 - 6:14pm

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