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Mayan Damsels
Amphipterygidae
Amphipteryx is the sole genus of damselflies in the family Amphipterygidae, which is a family in the superfamily Amphipterygoidea. The genus is restricted to Mesoamerica, where its species inhabit tropical rainforests and cloud forests from Mexico to Honduras.
Amphipterygidae contains only the genus Amphipteryx, making it one of several small damselfly families recognised in modern classifications. Species are typically associated with shaded seeps and forest streams, while the larvae live amongst gravel and leaf litter in flowing water.
1 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 5 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85577.