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Groundlings
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Groundlings

Brachythemis

Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Ditch Jewel

speciesBrachythemis contaminata

Southern Banded Groundling

speciesBrachythemis leucosticta

Northern Banded Groundling

speciesBrachythemis impartita

Red Groundling

speciesBrachythemis lacustris

Dark-winged Groundling

speciesBrachythemis fuscopalliata

Swamp Groundling

speciesBrachythemis wilsoni

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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 87073.