Mauffray, William F.;Tennessen, Kenneth J.
Cannaphila
Sign in to saveCannaphila is a small Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called narrow-winged skimmers. One species, C. insularis, occurs in North America. There are three species. ==Species== Species include: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name!! Common Name !! Distribution |- |120px || ||Cannaphila insularis ||gray-waisted skimmer || Texas south to Panama |- | || ||Cannaphila mortoni || || Panama, Costa Rica |- | ||||Cannaphila vibex || || widespread from Mexico to Argentina. |- |}
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyLibellulidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 32
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- 1
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico
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- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
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- Cannaphila insularis judygva 41354594.jpg
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Cannaphila is a small Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called narrow-winged skimmers. One species, C. insularis, occurs in North America. There are three species. ==Species== Species include: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name!! Common Name !! Distribution |- |120px || ||Cannaphila insularis ||gray-waisted skimmer || Texas south to Panama |- | || ||Cannaphila mortoni || || Panama, Costa Rica |- | ||||Cannaphila vibex || || widespread from Mexico to Argentina. |- |}
==References==
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