Amphipteryx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
Family: |
Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853 |
Genus: |
Amphipteryx Selys, 1853 |
Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae. [1] It is limited to Mesoamerica from Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala. [1]
Most damselflies in this family live in tropical rainforests and cloud forests. They rest on vegetation hanging over seeps and streams. The larvae live in gravel and leaf litter. [1]
There are five species in this family: [1]