Mesagrion leucorrhinum
Species of damselfly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mesagrion leucorrhinum is a species of damselfly. Its monotypic genus Mesagrion was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the flatwing damselfly family (Megapodagrionidae). As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Mesagrionidae.[2][3]
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Mesagrion leucorrhinum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
Genus: | Mesagrion Selys, 1885 |
Species: | M. leucorrhinum |
Binomial name | |
Mesagrion leucorrhinum Selys, 1885 | |
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Mesagrion leucorrhinum is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.