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Damselfly

Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along the body when at rest, unlike dragonflies which hold the wings flat and away from the body. Damselflies…

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related to Ecology · 16
Damselfly → Another, Costa Rica, Damselflies, Different, Enallagma, In, Ischnura, It, Mecistogaster, Megapodagrionidae, Odonates, Panama, Pseudostigmatidae, Thaumatoneura, The, The European
related to General description · 13
Damselfly → Above, Agriocnemis, Coenagrion, Eurasian, For, However, In, Many, Megaloprepus, Pseudostigma, Pseudostigmatidae, Some Coenagrionid, The
related to Life cycle · 10
Damselfly → Compared, Damselflies, Daphnia, Exceptions, Hawaiian Megalagrion, In, Megapodagrionid, New Caledonia, The, They
related to Classification · 7
Damselfly → Amphipterygidae, Megapodagrionidae, Molecular, Protoneuridae, The, The Protoneuridae, Zygoptera
related to Fossil record · 5
Damselfly → Baltic, Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic, The Zygoptera, Well-preserved Eocene
related to In culture · 2
Damselfly → Damselflies, Fishing
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Damselfly → 2005 short film directed by Ben O'Connor.Damselfly is the title of a 2012 novel in the Faeble series by S

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damselflies species dragonflies nymphs water female males male wings may eggs pair abdomen body flying females often dragonfly also many

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Damselflyis a2005 short film directed by Ben O'Connor.Damselfly is the title of a 2012 novel in the Faeble series by S0.90text
broochesinstance ofDamselflies are sometimes represented in personal jewellery0.80text
wing venationinstance ofThe discovered clades did not agree well with traditional characteristics used to classify living and fossil Zygoptera0.80text
so fossil taxa will need to be revisitedinstance ofThe discovered clades did not agree well with traditional characteristics used to classify living and fossil Zygoptera0.80text
the banded demoiselleinstance ofIn species0.80text
Calopteryx splendens the males have both a darker green bodyinstance ofIn species0.80text
large dark violet-blue patches on all four wingsinstance ofIn species0.80text
which flicker conspicuously in their aerial courtship dancesinstance ofIn species0.80text
water fleas.EcologyDamselflies exist in a range of habitats ininstance ofThe major part of the diet of most species appears to be crustaceans0.80text
around the wetlands needed for their larval developmentinstance ofThe major part of the diet of most species appears to be crustaceans0.80text
the rubyspot damselflyinstance ofSome species0.80text
Hetaerina americanainstance ofSome species0.80text

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