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River Cruisers
Macromia
Macromia is a genus of large dragonflies in the family Macromiidae. They are commonly known as river cruisers from their habit of cruising long distances along river banks. Most species of Macromia occur in the tropical Australasian region, with one species being found in Europe (Macromia splendens), and a few species occurring in North America.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 83 known species
Stream Cruiser
speciesMacromia transversa
Swift River Cruiser
speciesMacromia illinoiensis
Royal River Cruiser
speciesMacromia taeniolata
Western River Cruiser
speciesMacromia magnifica
Bronzed River Cruiser
speciesMacromia annulata
Macromia amphigena
speciesMacromia amphigena
Allegheny River Cruiser
speciesMacromia alleghaniensis
Splendid Cruiser
speciesMacromia splendens
Gilded × Royal River Cruiser
hybridMacromia pacifica × taeniolata
Gilded River Cruiser
speciesMacromia pacifica
Macromia fraenata
speciesMacromia fraenata
Florida Cruiser
speciesMacromia floridensis
Stream Cruiser
speciesMacromia cincta
Club-tailed Cruiser
speciesMacromia urania
Mountain River Cruiser
speciesMacromia margarita
Macromia moorei
speciesMacromia moorei
Angled-winged Cruiser
speciesMacromia cupricincta
Macromia manchurica
speciesMacromia manchurica
Fraser’s Torrent Hawk
speciesMacromia irata
Macromia miniata
speciesMacromia miniata
Macromia clio
speciesMacromia clio
Australian Cruiser
speciesMacromia tillyardi
Macromia beijingensis
speciesMacromia beijingensis
Macromia daimoji
speciesMacromia daimoji
South China Cruiser
speciesMacromia katae
Rambur’s Torrent Hawk
speciesMacromia cingulata
Macromia unca
speciesMacromia unca
Macromia calliope
speciesMacromia calliope
Lesser Stream Cruiser
speciesMacromia cydippe
Macromia pyramidalis
speciesMacromia pyramidalis
Macromia malleifera
speciesMacromia malleifera
Annaimalai Torrent Hawk
speciesMacromia annaimallaiensis
Macromia fulgidifrons
speciesMacromia fulgidifrons
Macromia westwoodii
speciesMacromia westwoodii
Macromia chaiyaphumensis
speciesMacromia chaiyaphumensis
Macromia kubokaiya
speciesMacromia kubokaiya
Sri Lanka Cruiser
speciesMacromia zeylanica
Macromia septima
speciesMacromia septima
Macromia flavicincta
speciesMacromia flavicincta
Rainforest Cruiser
speciesMacromia viridescens
Macromia euterpe
speciesMacromia euterpe
Macromia chalciope
speciesMacromia chalciope
Flint's Emerald Dragonfly
speciesMacromia flinti
Macromia aculeata
speciesMacromia aculeata
Coorg Torrent Hawk
speciesMacromia ellisoni
Militant Torrent Hawk
speciesMacromia bellicosa
Macromia callisto
speciesMacromia callisto
Mountain Torrent Hawk
speciesMacromia ida
Indian Torrent Hawk
speciesMacromia indica
Macromia weerakooni
speciesMacromia weerakooni
Macromia negrito
speciesMacromia negrito
Macromia arachnomima
speciesMacromia arachnomima
Macromia erato
speciesMacromia erato
Macromia flavovittata
speciesMacromia flavovittata
Macromia icterica
speciesMacromia icterica
Macromia irina
speciesMacromia irina
Macromia macula
speciesMacromia macula
Macromia pallida
speciesMacromia pallida
Macromia sombui
speciesMacromia sombui
Macromia sophrosyne
speciesMacromia sophrosyne
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67729.