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Calopterygidae
Calopterygidae is a family of damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 mm (compared to about 44 mm in the common bluetail damselfly, Ischnura elegans), are often metallic-coloured, and can be differentiated from other damselflies by the broader connection between the wings and the body, as opposed to the abrupt narrowing seen in other damselfly families. The family contains some 150 species.
Beautiful Demoiselle
species of insect
Banded Demoiselle
species of insect
Calopteryx
genus of insects
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis
species of insect
Western Demoiselle
species of insect
Ebony Jewelwing
species of insect
Atrocalopteryx atrata
species of insect
Calopteryx syriaca
species of insect
Calopteryx angustipennis
species of insect
Vestalis gracilis
species of insect
Calopteryx japonica
species of insect
Calopteryx hyalina
species of insect
American Rubyspot
species of insect
Neurobasis chinensis
species of insect
Calopteryx exul
species of insect
Calopteryx cornelia
species of insect
Umma saphirina
species of insect
Echo margarita
species of insect
Phaon iridipennis
species of insect
Sapho ciliata
species of insect
Hetaerina rudis
species of insect
Vestalis
Vestalis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae.
Hetaerina
Hetaerina is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males. The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. The Guatemalan rubyspot H. rudis is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.
Umma declivium
species of insect
Calopteryx samarcandica
species of insect
Calopteryx melli
species of insect
Calopteryx aequabilis
species of insect
Calopteryx orientalis
species of insect
Superb Jewelwing
species of insect
Hetaerina titia
species of insect
Hetaerina vulnerata
species of insect
Umma femina
species of insect
Vestalis apicalis
species of insect
Neurobasis australis
species of insect
Umma gumma
species of damselfly
Psolodesmus mandarinus
species of damselfly
Calopteryx laosica
species of insect
Atrocalopteryx coomani
species of insect
Calopteryx dimidiata
species of insect
Hetaerina cruentata
species of insect
Hetaerina miniata
species of insect
Iridictyon myersi
species of insect
Echo modesta
species of insect
Iridictyon trebbaui
species of insect
Umma
genus of insects
Archineura
Archineura is a genus of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are at least three described species in Archineura.
Caliphaea
Caliphaea is a genus of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are about seven described species in Caliphaea.
Atrocalopteryx
Atrocalopteryx is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It was established in 2005 during a phylogenetic study of the family, and its definition is still unclear.
Calopteryx intermedia
species of insect
Matrona
genus of insects
Calopteryx transcaspica
species of insect
Echo
genus of insects
Matrona basilaris
species of insect
Sapho
genus of insects
Phaon
genus of insects
Iridictyon
Iridictyon is a small genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. It contains only two species, both known only from Guyana and Venezuela: Iridictyon myersi – Tepui shinywing Iridictyon trebbaui – White-banded shinywing
Noguchiphaea
Noguchiphaea is a genus of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are at least three described species in Noguchiphaea.
Neurobasis
Neurobasis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. They are found from India, through south-east Asia, Indonesia and New Guinea.
Mnesarete
Mnesarete is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae.