Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2][3] Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk.[4]
Tholymis | |
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Tholymis tillarga | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Trameinae |
Tribe: | Zyxommatini |
Genus: | Tholymis Hagen, 1867[1] |
The genus Tholymis includes the following species:[3]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmer[4] | Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. | ||
Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) | Twister,[5] Coral-tailed Cloud Wing[6] | tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. |