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Rockmasters
Diphlebia
Diphlebia is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestoideidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Diphlebiinae. Species of Diphlebia are commonly known as rockmasters.
The species in this genus are found in Eastern Australia, except for one species that can be found in New Guinea. The males are vividly patterned. They are blue or bluish green and black in colour. Their blue colour also gives them the name azure damselflies.These damselflies are very large and thick.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Sapphire Rockmaster
speciesDiphlebia coerulescens
Tropical Rockmaster
speciesDiphlebia euphoeoides
Arrowhead Rockmaster
speciesDiphlebia nymphoides
Whitewater Rockmaster
speciesDiphlebia lestoides
Giant Rockmaster
speciesDiphlebia hybridoides
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 87956.