Calopteryx Leach 1815 (broad-winged damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Calopterygidae
Synonym: Agrion Fabricius 1775 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Calopterygidae according to A. Nel and P. Brisac 1994
See also Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1908, Fabricius 1775, Fabricius 1798, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802 and Maibach 1987
Sister taxa: Guangxicalopteryx, Sapho, Sinocalopteryx, Umma
Subtaxa: Agrion (Agrion) Agrion telluris Calopteryx andancensis Calopteryx atrata
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Miocene of France (1)
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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