Green's gem | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
Genus: | Libellago |
Species: | L. greeni |
Binomial name | |
Libellago greeni (Laidlaw, 1924) | |
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