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| infraclassis = [[Palaeoptera]]
| infraclassis = [[Palaeoptera]]
| ordo = [[Odonata]]
| ordo = [[Odonata]]
| ordo_authority = [[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1793
| subordo = '''Zygoptera'''
| subordo = '''Zygoptera'''
| subordo_authority = [[Edmond de Selys Longschamps|Selys]], 1854
| subordo_authority = [[Edmond de Selys Longschamps|Selys]], 1854
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Damselfly is the an [[insect]] of the Suborder '''Zygoptera''' in the order [[Odonata]]. It is characterized by an elongated body, two pairs of wings with hindwing being essentially similar to the forewing, and large, separated [[multifaceted eyes]]. A tmost species, wings are held along the body when at rest, which distinguishes damseflies from [[dragonfly|dragonflies]]. Damselflies are also usually smaller (in particular with notably thinner [[abdomen]]) and weaker fliers than dragonflies.
Damselfly is the an [[insect]] of the Suborder '''Zygoptera''' in the order [[Odonata]]. It is characterized by an elongated body, two pairs of wings with hindwing being essentially similar to the forewing, and large, separated [[multifaceted eyes]]. A tmost species, wings are held along the body when at rest, which distinguishes damseflies from [[dragonfly|dragonflies]]. Damselflies are also usually smaller (in particular with notably thinner [[abdomen]]) and weaker fliers than dragonflies.

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Damselfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Palaeoptera
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Selys, 1854

Damselfly is the an insect of the Suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. It is characterized by an elongated body, two pairs of wings with hindwing being essentially similar to the forewing, and large, separated multifaceted eyes. A tmost species, wings are held along the body when at rest, which distinguishes damseflies from dragonflies. Damselflies are also usually smaller (in particular with notably thinner abdomen) and weaker fliers than dragonflies.