Uracis imbuta | |
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Female, Guatemala | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Uracis |
Species: | U. imbuta |
Binomial name | |
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839 | |
Uracis imbuta, also known by its common name tropical woodskimmer, is a species from the genus Uracis . [2] The species was first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1839. [3]
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