Phaon (damselfly)
Phaon is a small genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. They occur in central and southern Africa and Madagascar.
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| Genus: | Phaon Selys, 1853 |
The genus contains three species:[1]
- Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 – Forest Flashwing[2]
- Phaon iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839) – Glistening Demoiselle[3]
- Phaon rasoherinae from Madagascar
female P. iridipennis
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P. rasoherinae
Madagascar
References
- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- Clausnitzer, V. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Phaon camerunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (2010). "Phaon iridipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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