Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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Also Reported As:
                     Myathyria marcella Selys
                                               (Donnelly 1978)

1975 Longley
1978 Donnelly
1979 Young & Bayer

[1989 Dunkle]

1995? Lasswell et al.
1997 Abbott Stewart Moulton
1997 Lasswell & Mitchell
[1998 Abbott & Stewart]
1999 Orr Honig Behrstock

[2000 ACDT web]
2004 Gallucci
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-nymphs live among roots of floating aquatic plants, especially water hyacinth and water lettuce (Dunkle 1989)