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Bates's Emerald

Neocordulia batesi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata

Neocordulia batesi is a species of dragonfly in the family Idomacromiidae, commonly known as Bates' emerald. It is distributed from southern Mexico through Central America to the Amazon Basin of northern South America, where it inhabits forest streams. The species was originally described by Selys in 1871 as Gomphomacromia batesi and was transferred to the genus Neocordulia when Selys established that genus in 1882.

Distribution

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