Pyrrhosoma
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| Pyrrhosoma | |
|---|---|
| Pyrrhosoma nymphula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 1840 |
Pyrrhosoma is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species:
- Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt, 1948 – Greek red damselfly
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776) – large red damselfly
Former congeners Pyrrhosoma latiloba Yu, Yang & Bu, 2008 and P. tinctipenne (McLachlan, 1894) are now placed in genus Huosoma Guan, Dumont, Yu, Han & Vierstraete, 2013.