Mecistogaster ornata

Mecistogaster ornata
Female, Honduras
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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

These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster ornata:

• Mecistogaster ornata acutipennisSelys, 1886
• Mecistogaster ornata ornataRambur, 1842

References

1. 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

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