Zygoptera is a suborder of insects under the order Odonata. The term comes from the Greek words "zygo" which means joined or paired and "ptera" which means wings. Members of the Zygoptera suborder are commonly known as the damselflies.
Damselflies are insects similar to dragonflies but they can be differentiated primarily through their wings. Damselflies hold their wings along on their backs while at rest while dragonflies hold their set of transparent flying organs apart.
Damselflies are carnivorous all throughout their life cycle. As nymphs (the damselfly larvae), they feed on daphnia, mosquito larvae, and other small organisms in the water. They moult several times before emerging as winged insects that would later prey on other smaller insects on land. Some damselflies, especially tropical species, are known to pluck spiders off their webs or nests to feed on them.