Palpopleura lucia | |
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Male, São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Palpopleura |
Species: | P. lucia |
Binomial name | |
Palpopleura lucia (Drury, 1773) | |
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