Podopteryx facts for kids
This page is about the damselfly genus. For the gliding reptile genus, see Sharovipteryx. For the fossil fish genus, see Bregmaceros.
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| Podopteryx selysi Australian Museum specimen |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Megapodagrionidae |
| Genus: | Podopteryx Selys, 1871 |
Podopteryx is a damselfly genus. It belongs in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the flatwing damselfly family Megapodagrionidae. They are very large damselflies found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.
Species
The genus Podopteryx has two described species:
- Podopteryx casuarina Lieftinck, 1949
- Podopteryx selysi (Foerster, 1899) - Treehole Flatwing
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