Nehalennia (damselfly)
Genus of damselflies
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Nehalennia is a genus of very small damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Most of the species are commonly known as Sprites. One species, N. speciosa occurs in Eurasia; the rest in North and South America.[1]
| Nehalennia | |
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| Nehalennia gracilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Nehalennia Selys, 1850 |
This genus contains the following six species:[2]
- Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895 – sphagnum sprite[3]
- Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913 – southern sprite[3]
- Nehalennia irene (Hagen, 1861) – sedge sprite[3]
- Nehalennia minuta (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – tropical sprite[3]
- Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913 – Everglades sprite[3]
- Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840) – pygmy damselfly, sedgling[4]