Phaon | |
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Male Phaon iridipennis, Ghana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Calopterygidae |
Subfamily: | Calopteryginae |
Tribe: | Saphoini |
Genus: | Phaon Selys, 1853 |
Phaon is a small genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. They occur in central and southern Africa and Madagascar.
The genus contains three species:[1]
Male | Female | Name | Distribution |
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Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 – Forest Flashwing[2] | Bonge, Cameroon | ||
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Phaon iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839) – Glistening Demoiselle[3] | Tanzania, South Africa |
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Phaon rasoherinae | Madagascar |