Odonata1 species

Family Shadowdamsels (Platystictidae)

Platystictidae is a family in the order Odonata. Browse 1 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Platystictidae (1)

Desert Shadowdamsel

Desert Shadowdamsel

Palaemnema domina

Identification: A slender damselfly with a long abdomen; eyes brown above, yellowish below; prothorax blue; abdomen with pale blue basal rings on S3-7; S8-9 blue, S10 black. Females only have S9 blue, with the abdomen tip enlarged Odonata Central rec

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