Calopteryx Leach, 1815
(demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle
Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 39 images
Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion
Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 36 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCalopteryx (demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies)
FamilyCALOPTERYGIDAE (demoiselle damselflies)
SuborderZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Calopteryx (demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calopteryx (demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calopteryx (demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies)
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