Archaeophya
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Archaeophya is a small genus
of dragonflies belonging to the family Corduliidae
. They are large dragonflies with metallic bodies, dark with yellow spots and clear wings. They only occur in eastern Australia
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The genus contain only two species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of dragonflies belonging to the family Corduliidae
Corduliidae
The insect family Corduliidae contains the emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-green eyes...
. They are large dragonflies with metallic bodies, dark with yellow spots and clear wings. They only occur in eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The genus contain only two species:
- Archaeophya adamsiArchaeophya adamsiArchaeophya adamsi, commonly known as Adam's emerald dragonfly or horned urfly, is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Corduliidae. This is an Australian endemic and one of the rarest dragonflies in the country...
– Horned Urfly - Archaeophya magnifica – Magnificent Urfly