Genus of dragonflies
Plathemis is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It has been considered a synonym of Libellula, subgenus, or separate genus by different authorities. Recent phylogenetic analysis has supported its status as either a subgenus or a full genus.[1][2]
Species
It contains two species:
Male |
Female |
Scientific name |
Common Name |
Distribution
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Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1770) |
common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer |
North America
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Plathemis subornata (Hagen, 1861) |
desert whitetail |
United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington.), Mexico
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