Copera vittata
| Copera vittata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Copera |
| Species: | C. vittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Copera vittata (Selys, 1863) | |
Copera vittata is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is native to Asia, where it is widely distributed from India to Indonesia. It is common in many areas.[1] It is known commonly as the blue bush dart.[2]
This is a variable species. There are several subspecies and it may represent a species complex.[1] There are two color morphs, one with red legs and one with yellow.[3]
This damselfly can live in many types of standing-water habitat, such as lakes and swamps.[1]
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- 1 2 3 Subramanian, K. A. 2010. Copera vittata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 February 2016.
- ↑ Copera vittata. Odonata of India. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
- ↑ Lim, P., et al. (2013). Distinct genetic clades of Malaysian Copera damselflies and the phylogeny of platycnemine subfamilies. Scientific Reports 3. Article Number 2977.
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