Gossamerwings and Allies

Euphaeidae, commonly known as gossamerwings, is a family of damselflies in the superfamily Euphaeoidea, found from southeasternmost Europe across southwestern, tropical and eastern Asia to Indonesia. The family contains about 80 living species in nine genera, most of which inhabit forest streams and rivers.

Euphaeids are among the largest damselflies and are often strikingly coloured, with metallic bodies and patterned wings. Although they resemble the better-known broad-winged damselflies of the family Calopterygidae, they can be distinguished by their densely veined wings and by the unique larvae, which possess additional pairs of abdominal gills.