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Amberwings
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Amberwings

Perithemis

Perithemis is a genus of dragonflies commonly known as Amberwings. They are characterized by their small size and the amber wings of the male.

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14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species

Eastern Amberwing

speciesPerithemis tenera

Mexican Amberwing

speciesPerithemis intensa

Slough Amberwing

speciesPerithemis domitia

Pond Amberwing

speciesPerithemis mooma

Oriole Amberwing

speciesPerithemis icteroptera

Golden Amberwing

speciesPerithemis electra

Fine-banded Amberwing

speciesPerithemis lais

Perithemis thais

speciesPerithemis thais

Clear-tipped Amberwing

speciesPerithemis parzefalli

Perithemis cornelia

speciesPerithemis cornelia

Perithemis bella

speciesPerithemis bella

Perithemis rubita

speciesPerithemis rubita

Perithemis intensa × tenera

hybridPerithemis intensa × tenera

Perithemis capixaba

speciesPerithemis capixaba

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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 59777.