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Mecistogaster amalia

Mecistogaster amalia
Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister) (10981543553).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Pseudostigmatidae
Genus: Mecistogaster
Species: M. amalia
Binomial name
Mecistogaster amalia
(Burmeister, 1839)

Mecistogaster amalia is a species of damselfly in the family Pseudostigmatidae known commonly as the Amalia helicopter. It is endemic to Brazil, where it lives in Atlantic rainforest. It is listed as an endangered species.


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