Sympecma
Genus of damselfly
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Sympecma is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae.
| Sympecma | |
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| Male S. fusca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Sympecma Burmeister, 1839 |
The genus contains the following species:[1]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_male.jpg) | .JPG) | Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820) | Common Winter Damselfly[2] | southern and central Europe stretching out to Asia, Mediterranean in Europe and North Africa and on many Mediterranean islands |
 | Sympecma gobica Förster, 1900 | From the very east of Europe deep into Asia | ||
 | .jpg) | Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877) | Siberian Winter Damsel[3] | From the Baltic countries to Japan, with western populations in the north of Germany and the Netherlands, and in the Alps and some other mountainous regions |