Phyllocycla modesta is a species from the genus Phyllocycla.[1] The species was originally described by Jean Belle in 1970[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocycla |
| Species: | P. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocycla modesta Belle, 1970
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Description edit
The male holotype had a total length of 46 mm and the abdomen had a length of 36.5. The hind wing measured 26.5 cm. A female allotype had a total length of 45 mm and an abdomen of 33 mm. The hind wing measured 30 mm.[1]
Range edit
In its original description, the species was described as endemic to suriname, however, 33 georeferenced records suggest that the species range covers the northern part of the amazon in Brazil and the other Guianas.[2]
Taxonomy edit
Phyllocycla modesta is closely related to Phyllocycla signata.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c J Belle; Belle, J. (1970). "Studies on South American Gomphidae (Odonata)". Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas. 11 (1): 1-158, 1–158. ISSN 0300-5488. Wikidata Q110657127.
- ^ a b "Phyllocycla modesta Belle, 1970". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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