Calopteryx (damselfly)

Calopteryx
Calopteryx virgo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Calopterygidae
Tribe: Calopterygini
Genus: Calopteryx
Leach, 1815
Synonyms
  • Agrion Fabricius, 1775
  • Agrionus Rafinesque, 1815 Emend.
  • Agrium Agassiz, 1846 Emend.
  • Sylphus Hagen, 1853
  • Anaciagrion Kennedy, 1920

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]

  1. ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. p. 65. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.