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| color = pink | |||
| name = Odonata | |||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | |||
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | |||
| subphylum = [[Hexapoda]] | |||
| classis = [[Insecta]] | |||
| subclassis = [[Pterygota]] | |||
| infraclassis = [[Palaeoptera]] | |||
| ordo = [[Odonata]] | |||
| ordo_authority = [[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1793 | |||
| subordo = '''Zygoptera''' | |||
| subordo_authority = [[Edmond de Selys Longschamps|Selys]], 1854 | |||
}} | |||
'''Dragonflies''' are insects belonging to the order [[Odonata]], the infraorder '''Anisoptera'''. They are characterized by an elongated body, two pairs of strong, usually transparent wings, and large [[multifaceted eyes]]. Wings are held perpendicular to the body when at rest. | '''Dragonflies''' are insects belonging to the order [[Odonata]], the infraorder '''Anisoptera'''. They are characterized by an elongated body, two pairs of strong, usually transparent wings, and large [[multifaceted eyes]]. Wings are held perpendicular to the body when at rest. | ||
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Dragonflies are insects belonging to the order Odonata, the infraorder Anisoptera. They are characterized by an elongated body, two pairs of strong, usually transparent wings, and large multifaceted eyes. Wings are held perpendicular to the body when at rest.