Orr, Albert G. W.
Calopterygidae
Sign in to saveCalopterygidae 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.
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Calopterygidae is a family of insects within the order Odonata, class Insecta, and phylum Arthropoda. The taxon was described by Sélys in 1850 and is currently accepted. It belongs to the suborder Zygoptera and the superfamily Calopterygoidea. Common names for this group include beekjuffers, Beekjuffers, and praktvannymfer.
Members of this family inhabit freshwater environments. Records from various institutions, including IIZD-UASLP, YPM, NAUF, LCDI, and MNA, document occurrences in Mexico, Ecuador, India, the United States, and Liberia. A total of 961,339 occurrences have been recorded, with 350 specific records and 68 media items available in the iDigBio database.
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Species
beekjuffers
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyCalopterygidae
У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Красотки (значения). Красотка блестящая (Calopteryx splendens) Neurobasis chinensis Красотки (лат. Calopterygidae), — семейство стрекоз из подотряда равнокрылых.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 350
- With media
- 68
- Family
- Calopterygidae
- Collections
- IIZD-UASLP, YPM, NAUF, LCDI, MNA, UCSB
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Ecuador, India, United States, Liberia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Calopterygoidea
- Image
- Calopteryx atrata,2017-07-10.jpg
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- Calopterygidae
- taxon name
- Calopterygidae
- taxon rank
- family
- described by source
- Nordisk familjebok
- taxon common name
- praktvannymfer
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
The Calopterygidae are found on every continent except Antarctica. They live along rivers and streams.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calopterygidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.