Biology:Mecistogaster ornata

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Mecistogaster ornata
Lemon-tipped helicopter (Mecistogaster ornata) female Honduras.jpg
Female, Honduras
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Mecistogaster
Species:
M. ornata
Binomial name
Mecistogaster ornata
Rambur, 1842

Mecistogaster ornata, the lemon-tipped helicopter, or ornate helicopter, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and South America.[2][3][1]

The IUCN conservation status of Mecistogaster ornata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2009.[1][4][5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster ornata:

  • Mecistogaster ornata acutipennis Selys, 1886
  • Mecistogaster ornata ornata Rambur, 1842

References

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.

Wikidata ☰ Q2290006 entry