Hemiphlebiidae

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Hemiphlebiidae
Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Present
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Hemiphlebia mirabilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Superfamily: Lestoidea
Family: Hemiphlebiidae
Kennedy, 1920
Genera

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Hemiphlebiidae is a family of damselflies. It contains only one extant species, the ancient greenling, native to Southern Australia and Tasmania. The fossil record of the group extends back to the Late Jurassic, making them the oldest known crown group damselflies. [1]

Taxonomy

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