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Calopteryx splendens

(Banded Demoiselle)

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Weidebeekjuffer;schitterende Waterjuffer

Common Names in English:

Banded Demoiselle

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 504 meters (0 to 1,654 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: van Tol J., 07-Mar-2006

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Calopteryx

There are approximately 60 species in this genus:

C. aequabile · C. aequabilis (River Jewelwing) · C. aequabillis · C. amata (Superb Jewelwing) · C. ancilla · C. angustipennis (Appalachian Jewelwing) · C. apicalis · C. atrata · C. atrata(Selys · C. atrocyana · C. auripennis · C. balcanica · C. cognata · C. coomani · C. cornelia · C. cretensis · C. cruentata · C. dimidiata (Sparkling Jewelwing) · C. disparilis · C. exul · C. fenestrata · C. festiva · C. gracilis · C. grandaeva · C. haemorrhoidalis · C. hudsonica · C. hyalina · C. intermedia · C. intermedia persica · C. iridipennis · C. japonica · C. laosica · C. luctuosa · C. luteola · C. maculata (Black-Winged Damselfly) · C. maracandica · C. materna · C. melli · C. meridionalis · C. mingrelica · C. oberthuri · C. opaca · C. orientalis · C. orientalis risi · C. papilionacea · C. pseudosplendens · C. samarcandica · C. smaragdina · C. splendens (Banded Demoiselle) · C. syriaca · C. taurica · C. transcaspica · C. tricolor · C. unicolor · C. virginica · C. virgo · C. virgo virgo · C. viridi-sericea · C. xanthostoma · C. yakima

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 24, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 94.950 meters (311.516 feet), Standard Deviation = 66.650 based on 12,580 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-05-05