Macrodiplax balteata

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Macrodiplax balteata
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Male
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Female, Grand Cayman
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Macrodiplax
Species:
M. balteata
Binomial name
Macrodiplax balteata
(Hagen, 1861)

Macrodiplax balteata, the marl pennant, [1] is a species of dragonfly in the genus Macrodiplax . It occurs in the southern United States, the Caribbean and South America. [2]

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References

  1. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2011.
  2. Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Csiro Publishing.