| Banded demoiselle | |
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| Male | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Calopteryx |
| Species: | C. splendens
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| Binomial name | |
| Calopteryx splendens | |
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ The dates 1782 and 1776 have been given in the entomological literature; Hämäläinen (2008) showed that the species was described in 1780
- ^ 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.