Pyrrhosoma Explained

Pyrrhosoma is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species:

• Pyrrhosoma elisabethae – Greek red damselfly
• Pyrrhosoma nymphula – large red damselfly

Former congeners Pyrrhosoma latiloba and P. tinctipenne are now placed in genus Huosoma .

References

• Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 7 July 2024. Dennis Paulson . Martin Schorr . John Abbott . Cornelio Bota-Sierra . Cyrille Deliry . Klaas-Douwe Dijkstra . Federico Lozano .
• Web site: Checklist, English common names. DragonflyPix.com. 5 August 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. 4 December 2012.