Mecistogaster ornata

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Mecistogaster ornata
Lemon-tipped helicopter (Mecistogaster ornata) female Honduras.jpg
Female, Honduras
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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]

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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:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.

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