Banded demoiselle

Banded demoiselle
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Calopterygidae
Genus: Calopteryx
Species:
C. splendens
Binomial name
Calopteryx splendens
(Harris, 1780) [2]
Male
Banded demoiselle

The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae.[1][3] It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is a Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China.[3]

This is a common species throughout much of its range.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Clausnitzer, V. (2020). "Calopteryx splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T158701A138711145. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T158701A138711145.en. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ The dates 1782 and 1776 have been given in the entomological literature; Hämäläinen (2008) showed that the species was described in 1780
  3. ^ a b Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.