Hemiphlebia
| Ancient greenling | |
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| mating pair | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Hemiphlebiidae Kennedy, 1920 |
| Genus: | Hemiphlebia Selys, 1869 |
| Species: | H. mirabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiphlebia mirabilis Selys, 1869
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Hemiphlebia, commonly known as the ancient greenling, is a genus of damselfly, containing only one species Hemiphlebia mirabilis and is the only living genus in the family Hemiphlebiidae. It is very small with a long, metallic-green body and clear wings. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Its natural swamp habitat is threatened by habitat loss. The oldest representatives of the family date to the Late Jurassic.