Lyriothemis
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Lyriothemis is a genus
of dragonfly
in family Libellulidae
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The genus contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of dragonfly
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
in family Libellulidae
Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded , there still remains a...
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The genus contains the following species:
- Lyriothemis acigastra
- Lyriothemis biappendiculata
- Lyriothemis bivittata
- Lyriothemis cleis
- Lyriothemis defonsekai
- Lyriothemis elegantissima - Forest Chaser
- Lyriothemis eurydice
- Lyriothemis hirundo
- Lyriothemis latro
- Lyriothemis magnificata
- Lyriothemis meyeri
- Lyriothemis mortoni
- Lyriothemis pachygastra
- Lyriothemis salva
- Lyriothemis tricolorLyriothemis tricolorLyriothemis tricolor is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat...