Amalia Helicopter

Mecistogaster amalia

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae

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

Distribution

Amalia Helicopter — (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diogo Luiz · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 12Argentina · 7Paraguay · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diogo Luiz · CC-BY DescriptionMecistogaster amalia, Wikipedia contributors

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