Scarlet dwarf
| Scarlet Dwarf | |
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| Scarlet Dwarf (male) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Nannophya |
| Species: | N. pygmaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 | |
Nannophya pygmaea, known variously as the Scarlet Dwarf, Northern Pygmyfly, or Tiny Dragonfly, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native from Southeast Asia to China and Japan, occasionally found south to Australia.
This species has the distinction of being the smallest of the dragonflies, with a wingspan of only 20 mm (3/4 in).
External links
- Scarlet Dwarf at ARCBC
- Northern Pygmyfly at CSIRO
- Scarlet Dwarf at bjbug.com
Scarlet Dwarf (female)
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