''Amphipteryx'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...

, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae.Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014)
A new species in the genus ''Amphipteryx'' Selys, 1853 (Odonata, Amphipterygidae) from Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras.
''ZooKeys'' 408 71. It is limited to

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from

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to Honduras and Guatemala. Most damselflies in this family live in tropical rainforests and

cloud forest A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud ...

s. They rest on vegetation hanging over seeps and streams. The

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. Th ...

e live in gravel and leaf litter. There are five species in this family: *'' Amphipteryx agrioides'' Selys, 1853 – Montane Relict Damsel *''

Amphipteryx chiapensis ''Amphipteryx'' is a genus of damselfly, damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae.Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014)A new species in the genus ''Amphipteryx'' Selys, 1853 (Odonata, Amphipterygidae) from Pico Bonito National Park, Ho ...

'' González, 2010 *'' Amphipteryx jaroli'' Jocque & Argueta, 2014 *'' Amphipteryx longicaudata'' González, 1991 *'' Amphipteryx meridionalis'' González, 2010 *'' Amphipteryx nataliae'' González, 2010

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Calopterygoidea Zygoptera genera Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Calopterygoidea-stub