Nehalennia (damselfly) explained

Nehalennia is a genus of very small damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Most of the species are commonly known as Sprites. One species, N. speciosa occurs in Eurasia; the rest in North and South America.^[1]

This genus contains the following six species:

• Nehalennia gracilis – sphagnum sprite^[2]
• Nehalennia integricollis – southern sprite^[2]
• Nehalennia irene – sedge sprite^[2]
• Nehalennia minuta – tropical sprite^[2]
• Nehalennia pallidula – Everglades sprite^[2]
• Nehalennia speciosa – pygmy damselfly, sedgling^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Paulson, Dennis R.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. 2009. Princeton University Press. 978-0-691-12281-6.
2. Web site: North American Odonata. University of Puget Sound. 5 August 2010. 2009.
3. Bernard, R. . Wildermuth, H. . amp . Nehalennia speciosa . 2006 . e.T60265A12336089 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60265A12336089.en . 24 December 2017.