Summary ⁶

The insect family Coenagrionidae is found in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. There are more than 1,100 species in this family, making it the largest damselfly family. Coenagrionidae has six subfamilies and they are Agriocnemidinae, Argiinae, Coenagrioninae, Ischnurinae, Leptobasinae, and Pseudagrioninae.

Characteristics ⁷

Adults are seen around various habitats including ponds and wetlands. The females lay their eggs among living or dead submerged vegetation, and in some species, even crawl about underwater depositing their eggs. The nymphs are usually found in debris or among living or dead submerged plant material.

Genera ⁷

The following is a complete list of genera:

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2734061602
2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/gdr-coenagrion-hastulatum-06174.jpg
3. (c) Valter Jacinto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/5793352623_c80a2552f2.jpg
4. (c) Michael Bok, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4813581227_31bc5dfb7a.jpg
5. (c) Johannes Klapwijk, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Maanwaterjuffer_man.jpg/460px-Maanwaterjuffer_man.jpg
6. Adapted by Allie Hay from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenagrionidae
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenagrionidae

More Info

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