| Calopteryx melli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Calopteryx |
| Species: | C. melli |
| Binomial name | |
| Calopteryx melli Ris, 1912 | |
Calopteryx melli is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. [1] [2] [3]
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