Golden-ringed dragonfly

Golden-ringed dragonfly
Male in Fermyn Woods, Northamptonshire, UK
Female in Arne, Dorset, UK
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Cordulegastridae
Genus: Cordulegaster
Species:
C. boltonii
Binomial name
Cordulegaster boltonii
(Donovan, 1807)
Synonyms
  • Libellula grandis Scopoli, 1763 (Preocc.)
  • Libellula forcipata Harris, 1780 (Preocc.)
  • Aeshna annulata Latreille, 1805 (Preocc.)
  • Libellula boltonii Donovan, 1807
  • Cordulegaster boltoni Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Cordulegaster lunulata Charpentier, 1840
  • Cordulegaster annulatus immaculifrons Selys, 1850
  • Cordulegaster annulatus intermedius Selys, 1857
  • Cordulegaster boltonii intermedia (Selys, 1857)
  • Aeschna lorenzonii Disconzi, 1865
  • Cordulegaster algerica Morton, 1916
  • Cordulegaster algirica Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Cordulegaster boltonii iberica Boudot & Jacquemin 1995

The golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) is a large, striking species of dragonfly found widely in Europe and locally in northwestern Africa, especially near flowing waters like streams.[1] It is the longest British species of dragonfly,[2] and the only member of its genus to be found in the United Kingdom.[3]

  1. ^ a b Paulson, D.R. (2020). "Cordulegaster boltonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T165509A140511553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T165509A140511553.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cordulegaster boltonii". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)". ARKive. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved February 7, 2008.