Tetracanthagyna
Encyclopedia
Tetracanthagyna is a genus
of dragonflies
in the family
Aeshnidae
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T. plagiata is the world's largest dragonfly by wingspan and the female T. plagiata is probably the heaviest living odonate.
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 dragonflies
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 the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Aeshnidae
Aeshnidae
The hawkers include the largest dragonflies found in North America and Europe, and are among the largest of the dragonflies on the planet...
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T. plagiata is the world's largest dragonfly by wingspan and the female T. plagiata is probably the heaviest living odonate.
The genus contains the following species:
- Tetracanthagyna bakeri
- Tetracanthagyna brunnea
- Tetracanthagyna degorsi
- Tetracanthagyna plagiata
- Tetracanthagyna waterhousei