Tholymis | |
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Tholymis tillarga | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Trameinae |
Tribe: | Zyxommatini |
Genus: |
Tholymis Hagen, 1867 [1] |
Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. [2] [3] Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk. [4]
The genus Tholymis includes the following species: [3]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmer [4] | Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. | |
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Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) | Twister, [5] Coral-tailed Cloud Wing [6] | tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. |