Hemicordulia facts for kids
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Subfamily: | Corduliinae |
| Genus: | Hemicordulia Selys, 1870 |
Hemicordulia australiae mating
Australian Emerald in midflight
Hemicordulia is a group, or genus, of dragonfly found around the world. These amazing insects belong to the family Corduliidae. You can find them flying in different parts of the world. They live in places like Africa, southern Asia, Australasia, and many Pacific Islands. Some of these islands include the Bonin Islands, Fiji, and French Polynesia.
Hemicordulia dragonflies are usually small to medium-sized. They often have cool colors like black or shiny metallic shades. You might also see splashes of bright yellow on their bodies.
Types of Hemicordulia Dragonflies
The Hemicordulia group includes many different kinds of dragonflies. Here is a list of the species that belong to this genus:
- Hemicordulia africana Dijkstra, 2007 – African emerald
- Hemicordulia apoensis Asahina, 1980
- Hemicordulia asiatica Selys, 1878
- Hemicordulia assimilis Hagen in Selys, 1871
- Hemicordulia atrovirens Dijkstra, 2007
- Hemicordulia australiae (Rambur, 1842) – Australian emerald
- Hemicordulia chrysochlora Lieftinck, 1953
- Hemicordulia continentalis Martin, 1906 – fat-bellied emerald
- Hemicordulia cupricolor Fraser, 1927
- Hemicordulia cyclopica Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia eduardi Lieftinck, 1953
- Hemicordulia ericetorum Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia erico Asahina, 1940
- Hemicordulia fideles McLachlan, 1886
- Hemicordulia flava Theischinger & Watson, 1991 – desert emerald
- Hemicordulia gracillima Fraser, 1944
- Hemicordulia haluco Asahina, 1940
- Hemicordulia hilaris Lieftinck, 1975
- Hemicordulia hilbrandi Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia intermedia Selys, 1871 – yellow-spotted emerald
- Hemicordulia kalliste Theischinger & Watson, 1991 – slender emerald
- Hemicordulia koomina Watson, 1979 – Pilbara emerald
- Hemicordulia lulico Asahina, 1940
- Hemicordulia mindana Needham & Gyger, 1937
- Hemicordulia mumfordi Needham, 1933
- Hemicordulia novaehollandiae (Selys, 1871)
- Hemicordulia oceanica Selys, 1871
- Hemicordulia ogasawarensis Oguma, 1913
- Hemicordulia okinawensis Asahina, 1947
- Hemicordulia olympica Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia pacifica Fraser, 1925
- Hemicordulia silvarum Ris, 1913
- Hemicordulia similis (Rambur, 1842)
- Hemicordulia superba Tillyard, 1911 – superb emerald
- Hemicordulia tau Selys, 1871 – tau emerald
- Hemicordulia tenera Lieftinck, 1930
- Hemicordulia toxopei Lieftinck, 1926
- Hemicordulia virens (Rambur, 1842)
See also
In Spanish: Hemicordulia para niños
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