Oreocnemis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Coenagrionidae
Genus
Oreocnemis
Species
Scientific Name
Oreocnemis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Oreocnemis

Oreocnemis is a monotypic genus of damselfly in the family, Platycnemididae. It contains only Oreocnemis phoenix.

O. phoenix is endemic to the plateau of Mulanje, Malawi. It was discovered by Philip Mhlanga in December 1970. The generic name comes from the Greek oros, meaning mountain, and the specific from the male's bright-red coloration.

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