Cannaphila

Genus of dragonflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cannaphila is a small Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called narrow-winged skimmers. One species, C. insularis, occurs in North America.[1] There are three species.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
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Cannaphila
Cannaphila insularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Cannaphila
Kirby, 1889
Type species
Cannaphila insularis
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Species

Species include:[3]

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MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889gray-waisted skimmerTexas south to Panama[1]
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992Panama, Costa Rica[4]
Cannaphila vibex (Hagen, 1861)widespread from Mexico to Argentina.[5]
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