Mauffray, William F.;Tennessen, Kenneth J.
Aphylla
Sign in to saveAphylla is a widespread Neotropical genus of dragonflies of the Gomphidae family. They are commonly known as the greater forceptails because of their forceps-like cerci.
Species
skeleton fork fern
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyGomphidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations11,761
Observations recorded5,417
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Gomphidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, YPM, UCBME, UDEM
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil, Ecuador, United States, Peru, Guyana, Mexico
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- Aphylla
- taxon name
- Aphylla
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Aphylla
- taxon common name
- Forceptails
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Aphylla is a widespread Neotropical genus of dragonflies of the Gomphidae family. They are commonly known as the greater forceptails because of their forceps-like cerci.
The genus contains the following species:
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