Genus Neoneura - Robust Threadtails

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Print References

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

Coral-fronted Threadtail and reflection - Neoneura aaroni - male

Neoneura aaroni - Coral-fronted Threadtail - Neoneura aaroni - male - female

Coral-fronted Threadtail - Neoneura aaroni - male

Amelia's Threadtail - Neoneura amelia - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Protoneuridae (Threadtails)

Genus Neoneura (Robust Threadtails)

Numbers

Two species known from the US

Identification

Abdomen proportionately thicker and shorter than the slender threadtails (Protoneura spp.).

Range

Found in the US only in southern Texas

Habitat

Running water with emergent or floating vegetation or debris; most often seen flying in the shade less than an inch above the surface of the water

Season

late spring through early fall, in Texas

Life Cycle

Usually oviposit in tandem in driftwood or other debris floating downstream

Print References

Abbott 2005, Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas

Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 25 August, 2007 - 4:10pm
Last updated 25 August, 2007 - 5:30pm

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