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Wahnesia
Argiolestinae is a subfamily of damselflies. They belong to the flatwing damselfly family, Argiolestidae. Like their relatives but unlike damselflies of other families, they usually spread their hindwings horizontally when resting. It is the largest subfamily in Argiolestidae, making up almost three-quarters of the family's species, found primarily in Australia, New Guinea, and New Caledonia.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 17 known species
Wahnesia tagula
speciesWahnesia tagula
Wahnesia kutubuensis
speciesWahnesia kutubuensis
Wahnesia annulipes
speciesWahnesia annulipes
Wahnesia armeniaca
speciesWahnesia armeniaca
Wahnesia ephippiata
speciesWahnesia ephippiata
Wahnesia esuriens
speciesWahnesia esuriens
Wahnesia gizo
speciesWahnesia gizo
Wahnesia kirbyi
speciesWahnesia kirbyi
Wahnesia luteipes
speciesWahnesia luteipes
Wahnesia microstigma
speciesWahnesia microstigma
Wahnesia prothoracalis
speciesWahnesia prothoracalis
Wahnesia saltuaria
speciesWahnesia saltuaria
Wahnesia simplex
speciesWahnesia simplex
Wahnesia rossel
speciesWahnesia rossel
Wahnesia muyuw
speciesWahnesia muyuw
Wahnesia misima
speciesWahnesia misima
Wahnesia saltator
speciesWahnesia saltator
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 561285.