Phaon (damselfly)

Phaon is a small genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. They occur in central and southern Africa and Madagascar.

Phaon
Male Phaon iridipennis, Ghana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Calopterygidae
Subfamily:	Calopteryginae
Tribe:	Saphoini
Genus:	Phaon Selys, 1853

The genus contains three species:^[1]

Male	Female	Name	Distribution
		Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 – Forest Flashwing[2]	Bonge, Cameroon
		Phaon iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839) – Glistening Demoiselle[3]	Tanzania, South Africa
		Phaon rasoherinae	Madagascar