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Species Palaemnema domina - Desert Shadowdamsel

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Platystictidae (Shadowdamsels)

Genus Palaemnema

Species domina (Desert Shadowdamsel)

Identification

A slender damselfly with a long abdomen; eyes brown above, yellowish below; prothorax blue; abdomen with pale blue basal rings on S3-7; S8-9 blue, S10 black. Females only have S9 blue, with the abdomen tip enlarged (1)

Odonata Central records

Range

Southeastern Arizona, south to Nicaragua

Odonata Central map

Habitat

Small streams bordered by dense riparian vegetation. (1)

Season

July through September (1)

Remarks

Likes shaded areas.

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West Dennis Paulson. 2009. Princeton.

Contributed by Ben Coulter on 27 November, 2011 - 3:22pm
Additional contributions by Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 25 April, 2020 - 5:07pm

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