Nothodiplax dendrophila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Nothodiplax |
Species: | N. dendrophila |
Binomial name | |
Nothodiplax dendrophila Belle, 1984 | |
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