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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Sprites (Nehalennia)

Genus Nehalennia - Sprites

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited
Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia irene - female Damselfly - Nehalennia irene Damsel fly - Nehalennia irene Sphagnum Sprite - Nehalennia gracilis - male Southern Sprite - Nehalennia integricollis Damselfly - Nehalennia irene (Sedge Sprite)? - Nehalennia irene Sprite - Nehalennia zygoptera - Nehalennia irene
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)
Genus Nehalennia (Sprites)
Other Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Scientific Names
Numbers
Neartica lists 4 North American species: gracilis, intergricollis, irene, and pallidula.
Print References
"Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies" (1)
Works Cited
1.Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies
Donald and Lillian Stokes. 2002. Little, Brown and Company.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 18 July, 2004 - 10:34pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2
Last updated 25 February, 2006 - 3:31pm

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