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Cascaders
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Cascaders

Zygonyx

Zygonyx is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as cascaders because of their preference for living beside waterfalls and flying through the spray. They lay their eggs into the wet dangling roots of plants.

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24 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 24 known species

Emerald Cascader

speciesZygonyx iris

Ringed Cascader

speciesZygonyx torridus

Blue Cascader

speciesZygonyx natalensis

Zygonyx takasago

speciesZygonyx takasago

Zygonyx ida

speciesZygonyx ida

Zygonyx elisabethae

speciesZygonyx elisabethae

Zygonyx asahinai

speciesZygonyx asahinai

Zygonyx ilia

speciesZygonyx ilia

Regal Cascader

speciesZygonyx regisalberti

Zygonyx flavicosta

speciesZygonyx flavicosta

Dark cascader

speciesZygonyx viridescens

Viceroy Cascader

speciesZygonyx atritibiae

Mealy cascader

speciesZygonyx ranavalonae

Zygonyx chrysobaphes

speciesZygonyx chrysobaphes

Zygonyx denticulatus

speciesZygonyx denticulatus

Zygonyx constellatus

speciesZygonyx constellatus

Zygonyx speciosus

speciesZygonyx speciosus

Zygonyx luctifer

speciesZygonyx luctifer

Zygonyx eusebia

speciesZygonyx eusebia

Zygonyx dionyx

speciesZygonyx dionyx

Zygonyx annika

speciesZygonyx annika

Zygonyx hova

speciesZygonyx hova

Zygonyx immaculata

speciesZygonyx immaculata

Zygonyx geminuncus

speciesZygonyx geminuncus

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