Mortonagrion
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Mortonagrion is a genus of damselfly
in family Coenagrionidae
. It contains the following species:
Damselfly
Damselflies are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be distinguished by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest...
in family Coenagrionidae
Coenagrionidae
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 1100 species in this family, making it the largest damselfly family...
. It contains the following species:
- Mortonagrion aborense
- Mortonagrion amoenum
- Mortonagrion appendiculatum
- Mortonagrion arthuri
- Mortonagrion ceylonicum - Sri Lanka Midget
- Mortonagrion falcatum
- Mortonagrion forficulatum
- Mortonagrion hiroseiMortonagrion hiroseiMortonagrion hirosei, the Four-spot Midget, is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Hong Kong and Japan. Its natural habitats are rivers and saline marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Four-spot Midget - Mortonagrion martini
- Mortonagrion selenion
- Mortonagrion stygium
- Mortonagrion varralli