Calopteryx
Calopteryx is a genus of large damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. The colourful males often have coloured wings whereas the more muted females usually have clear wings although some develop male (androchrome) wing characteristics. In both sexes, there is no pterostigma.[1]
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2][3]
- Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1839 – River Jewelwing[4]
- Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889 – Superb Jewelwing[4]
- Calopteryx angustipennis (Hagen in Selys, 1853) – Appalachian Jewelwing[4]
- Calopteryx balcanica Fudakowsky, 1930
- Calopteryx coomani (Fraser, 1935)
- Calopteryx cornelia Selys, 1853
- Calopteryx dimidiata (Burmeister, 1839) – Sparkling Jewelwing[4]
- Calopteryx exul Selys, 1853 – Glittering Demoiselle[5]
- Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (van der Linden, 1825) – Copper Demoiselle[6]
- Calopteryx hyalina Martin, 1909 – Clear-winged Demoiselle[5]
- Calopteryx intermedia Selys, 1887
- Calopteryx japonica Selys, 1869
- Calopteryx laosica Fraser, 1933
- Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) – Ebony Jewelwing[4]
- Calopteryx melli Ris, 1912
- Calopteryx mingrelica Selys, 1869
- Calopteryx oberthuri McLachlan, 1894
- Calopteryx orientalis Selys, 1887
- Calopteryx samarcandica Bartenev, 1912
- Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780) – Banded Demoiselle,[7] Banded Agrion[8]
- Calopteryx syriaca (Rambur, 1842) – Syrian Demoiselle[5]
- Calopteryx taurica Selys, 1853
- Calopteryx transcaspica Bartenev, 1912
- Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) – Beautiful Demoiselle[7]
- Calopteryx waterstoni Schneider, 1984
- Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825) – Western Demoiselle[6]
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