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Duskdarters
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Duskdarters

Zyxomma

Zyxomma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

Species of Zyxomma are small to medium-sized, dully coloured, crepuscular insects. They are known as Duskdarters. Members of Zyxomma are found in India, Japan, Africa and Australia.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Dingy Dusk-darter

speciesZyxomma petiolatum

White Duskdarter

speciesZyxomma obtusum

Short-tailed Duskdarter

speciesZyxomma elgneri

Smoky Duskdarter

speciesZyxomma atlanticum

Large Duskdarter

speciesZyxomma multinervorum

Zyxomma breviventre

speciesZyxomma breviventre

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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 92955.