Mecistogaster ornata | |
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Female, Honduras | |
Scientific 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]
These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster ornata:
The Pseudostigmatidae are a family of tropical damselflies, known as helicopter damselflies, giant damselflies, or forest giants. The family includes the largest of all damselfly species. They specialize in preying on web-building spiders, and breed in phytotelmata, the small bodies of water held by plants such as bromeliads.
Lestes curvatus is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae.
Lestes dichrostigma is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in South America.
Lestes auritus is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in South America.
Lestes helix is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in South America.
Lestes henshawi is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in Central America and South America.
Lestes paulistus is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in South America.
Lestes tenuatus, the blue-striped spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Lestes tikalus is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in Central America.
Lestes undulatus is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in South America.
Indolestes bellax is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae.
Paraphlebia quinta is a species of damselfly in the family Thaumatoneuridae. It is found in Central America.
Mecistogaster amazonica is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
Mecistogaster buckleyi is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in South America.
Mecistogaster linearis is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in South America.
Mecistogaster lucretia is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in South America.
Mecistogaster martinezi is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
Mecistogaster modesta is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America.
Mecistogaster jocaste is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in South America.
Celithemis ornata, known generally as the ornate pennant or faded pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.