| Mecistogaster modesta | |
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| Female, Belize | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Mecistogaster |
| Species: | M. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860 | |
Mecistogaster modesta is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster modesta:
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Perissolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Perilestidae. There are about 12 described species in Perissolestes.
Megalestes is a genus of malachite in the damselfly family Synlestidae. There are at least 20 described species in Megalestes.
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