Scarlet dwarf

Nannophya pygmaea, known variously as the scarlet dwarf, northern pygmyfly, or tiny dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae,^[3] native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan, occasionally found south to Australia.

Scarlet dwarf
Scarlet dwarf (male)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Nannophya
Species:	N. pygmaea
Binomial name
Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842[2]

Description

This species has the distinction of being the smallest of the dragonflies, with a wingspan of only 20 mm (0.79 in).