Mecistogaster amalia is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae known commonly as the Amalia helicopter. It is endemic to Brazil, where it lives in Atlantic rainforest.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Mecistogaster |
| Species: | M. amalia
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister, 1839)
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References edit
- ^ von Ellenrieder, N.; Paulson, D.R. (2019). "Mecistogaster amalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59739A128556764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T59739A128556764.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.