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Which damselfly family contains nearly half of all zygopteran species?
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Odonata
Male jewelwing damselfly (Calopteryx splendens).
The damselfly family that contains nearly half of all zygopteran species is the Coenagrionidae.1
This family is part of the suborder Zygoptera, which comprises damselflies within the order Odonata.12