Zygoptera

Translingual

Ceriagrion coromandelianum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζυγός (zugós, “even”) + πτερά (pterá, “plural of πτερόν, wing”); the front and hind wings are essentially of the same shape, differently from the related dragonflies.

Proper noun

Zygoptera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Odonata – damselflies.

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass; Odonata - order

Hyponyms

(suborder): Calopterygoidea, Coenagrionoidea, Hemiphlebioidea, Lestoidea (superfamilies)
- †Lestinoidea (extinct superfamily)
  - †Libanolestes (extinct genus, incertae sedis)

References

Damselfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zygoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Zygoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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