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Black Dasher

Micrathyria atra

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 2, February 14, March 6, April 8, May 10, June 9, July 3, August 2, September 22, October 11, November 33, December 7.
Costa Rica127
Provincia Heredia53
Provincia Limón40
Brazil36
Rio de Jeneiro26
Provincia Puntarenas17
Provincia Alajuela11
Mato Grosso9
Mexico7
Jalisco5

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderDragonflies and Damselflies · Odonata
FamilySkimmers · Libellulidae
GenusSpeckled Dashers · Micrathyria

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