Biology:Scarlet dwarf
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
| Scarlet dwarf | |
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| Scarlet dwarf (male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Nannophya |
| Species: | N. pygmaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842[2]
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Nannophya pygmaea, known variously as the scarlet dwarf, northern pygmyfly, or tiny dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae,[3] native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan , occasionally found south to Australia .
Description
This species has the distinction of being the smallest of the dragonflies, with a wingspan of only 20 mm (0.79 in).
References
- ↑ "Hachou-tombo". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167187/83375872.
- ↑ Rambur, Jules (1842) (in fr). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [30]. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k61025298/f52.image.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nannophya pygmaea. |
- Scarlet dwarf at ARCBC
- Northern pygmyfly at CSIRO
- Scarlet dwarf at bjbug.com
Wikidata ☰ Q2235140 entry
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