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Flatwings
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Flatwings

Austroargiolestes

Austroargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae. They are commonly known as Flatwings; unlike many other damselflies, at rest their wings are spread out flat.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species

Common Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes icteromelas

Flame Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes amabilis

Powdered Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes calcaris

Golden Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes chrysoides

Tropical Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes aureus

Sydney Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes isabellae

New England Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes alpinus

Milky Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes christine

Azure Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes elke

Barrington Flatwing

speciesAustroargiolestes brookhousei

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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 86771.