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Lemon-tipped Helicopter (Mecistogaster ornata)

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Mecistogaster ornata
Female, Honduras
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster ornata:

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Mecistogaster ornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158808A5276319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158808A5276319.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mecistogaster ornata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ "Mecistogaster ornata". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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