Loading AI tools
Genus of dragonflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perithemis is a genus of dragonflies commonly known as amberwings. They are characterized by their small size and the amber wings of the male.[1]
Amberwings | |
---|---|
Male P. tenera (eastern amberwing), New York, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Palpopleurinae |
Genus: | Perithemis Hagen, 1861 |
Perithemis includes the following species:[2]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.