Platycnemis

Featherlegs
Platycnemis pennipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Platycnemis
Burmeister, 1839

Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.

The name comes from the Greek words platos (πλατυς) 'flat' and cnemis (κνημη) 'shin'.[1] They are commonly known as featherlegs.

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Platycnemis latipes
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