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Helicopter damselfly

(Megaloprepus caerulatus)

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Description

Megaloprepus caerulatus is a damselfly of the Forest Giant family (Pseudostigmatidae),found in wet and moist forests in Central and South America.It has the greatest wingspan of any living damselfly or dragonfly,up to 19 centimeters (7.5 inches) in the largest males.Its large size and the markings on its wings make it a conspicuous species;a hovering Megaloprepus has been described as a "pulsating blue-and-white beacon

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Odonata
Family:Pseudostigmatidae
Genus:Megaloprepus
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