Calopterygidae Family
The Insect (Caliphaea confusa Hagen in Selys, 1859) represents a remarkable example of arthropod evolution and adaptation found across the globe. This...
574 species in this family.262 species in this category
Appalachian Jewelwing (Calopteryx angustipennis) - Facts & Information
Calopteryx angustipennis (Selys, 1853)
Insect (BOLDADR) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADR9594
Insect (Hetaerina erythrokalamus) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina erythrokalamus Garrison, 1990
Insect (Neurobasis chinensis) - Facts & Information
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis
Insect (Mnesarete guttifera) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete guttifera (Selys, 1873)
Insect (Notholestes McLachlan) - Facts & Information
Notholestes McLachlan, 1887
Insect (Guangxicalopteryx Huang) - Facts & Information
Guangxicalopteryx Huang, Liu, Lian, Fu & Nel, 2022
Purplish Rubyspot (Hetaerina majuscula) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
Insect (BOLDADU) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADU3251
Insect (Hetaerina charca) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina charca Calvert, 1909
Insect (Caliphaea thailandica) - Facts & Information
Caliphaea thailandica Asahina, 1976
Insect (BOLDADS) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADS8846
Insect (Hetaerina medinai) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina medinai Rácenis, 1968
Insect (Mnesarete pruinosa) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete pruinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
Insect (Caliphaea Hagen) - Facts & Information
Caliphaea Hagen in Selys, 1859
Insect (Pseudagnon) - Facts & Information
Pseudagnon
Insect (Hetaerina sanguinea) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina sanguinea Selys, 1853
Highland Rubyspot (Hetaerina cruentata) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur, 1842)
Guatemalan Rubyspot; Velvet-Black Rubyspot (Hetaerina rudis) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina rudis Calvert, 1901
Insect (BOLDADI) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADI8784
Insect (SH08FU) - Facts & Information
SH2776714.08FU
Insect (BOLDAFA) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AFA1907
Insect (Mnesarete grisea) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete grisea (Ris, 1918)
Insect (Calepteryx Leach) - Facts & Information
Calepteryx Leach, 1815
Insect (Vestalis anne) - Facts & Information
Vestalis anne Hämäläinen, 1985
Insect (Matrona corephaea) - Facts & Information
Matrona corephaea Hämäläinen, Yu & Zhang, 2011
Insect (Vestalaria vinnula) - Facts & Information
Vestalaria vinnula Hämäläinen, 2006
Insect (Echo margarita) - Facts & Information
Echo margarita Selys, 1853
Insect (Mnais incolor) - Facts & Information
Mnais incolor Martin, 1921
Insect (BOLDACS) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACS6273
Insect (Vestalis atropha) - Facts & Information
Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965
Insect (Mnais gregoryi) - Facts & Information
Mnais gregoryi Fraser, 1924
Insect (Atrocalopteryx oberthueri) - Facts & Information
Atrocalopteryx oberthueri (McLachlan, 1894)
Insect (Umma Kirby) - Facts & Information
Umma Kirby, 1890
Insect (Atrocalopteryx coomani) - Facts & Information
Atrocalopteryx coomani (Fraser, 1935)
Insect (Mnais andersoni) - Facts & Information
Mnais andersoni McLachlan in Selys, 1873
Insect (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAF8369
Insect (Matrona annina) - Facts & Information
Matrona annina Zhang & Hämäläinen, 2012
Insect (Climacobasis Laidlaw) - Facts & Information
Climacobasis Laidlaw, 1902
Insect (Neurobasis kimminsi) - Facts & Information
Neurobasis kimminsi Lieftinck, 1955
Bare-Bellied Sparklewing (Umma longistigma) - Facts & Information
Umma longistigma (Selys, 1869)
Insect (Neurobasis subpicta) - Facts & Information
Neurobasis subpicta Hämäläinen, 1990
Robust Sparklewing (Umma gumma) - Facts & Information
Umma gumma Dijkstra, Mézière & Kipping, 2015
Insect (Noguchiphaea laotica) - Facts & Information
Noguchiphaea laotica Sasamoto, Yokoi & Souphanthong, 2019
Insect (BOLDAAY) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AAY6023
Insect (Bryoplathanon Garrison) - Facts & Information
Bryoplathanon Garrison, 2006
Insect (Vestalis amnicola) - Facts & Information
Vestalis amnicola Lieftinck, 1965
Insect (Mnais icteroptera) - Facts & Information
Mnais icteroptera Fraser, 1929
Insect (Noguchiphaea mattii) - Facts & Information
Noguchiphaea mattii Do, 2008
Insect (Neurobasis daviesi) - Facts & Information
Neurobasis daviesi Hämäläinen, 1993
Insect (Mnesarete machadoi) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete machadoi Garrison, 2006
Insect (BOLDAED) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AED8260
Insect (Psolodesmus kuroiwae) - Facts & Information
Psolodesmus kuroiwae Oguma, 1913
Insect (Mnesarete borchgravii) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete borchgravii (Selys, 1869)
Miskito Rubyspot (Hetaerina pilula) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina pilula Calvert, 1901
Insect (Calopteryx japonica) - Facts & Information
Calopteryx japonica Selys, 1869
Insect (Mnesarete pudica) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete pudica pudica (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
Insect (Hetaerina amazonica) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
Insect (Archineura Kirby) - Facts & Information
Archineura Kirby, 1894
Insect (Hetaerina longipes) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina longipes Hagen in Selys, 1853
Insect (Matrona oreades) - Facts & Information
Matrona oreades Hämäläinen, Yu & Zhang, 2011
Insect (Mnesarete Cowley) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete Cowley, 1934
Insect (Sapho infumosa) - Facts & Information
Sapho infumosa (Fraser, 1951)
Insect (Echo uniformis) - Facts & Information
Echo uniformis Selys, 1879
Insect (Matrona nigripectus) - Facts & Information
Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879
Insect (Vestalis melania) - Facts & Information
Vestalis melania Selys, 1873
Insect (Noguchiphaea Asahina) - Facts & Information
Noguchiphaea Asahina, 1976
Caloptéryx Éclatant (Calopteryx splendens) - Facts & Information
Calopteryx splendens splendens (Harris, 1780)
Insect (Phaon Selys) - Facts & Information
Phaon Selys, 1853
Insect (Neurobasis awamena) - Facts & Information
Neurobasis awamena Michalski, 2006
Insect (Vestalaria May) - Facts & Information
Vestalaria May, 1935
Hairy-Bellied Sparklewing (Umma mesostigma) - Facts & Information
Umma mesostigma (Selys, 1879)
Insect (Mnesarete devillei) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete devillei (Selys, 1880)
Insect (Cylonolestes) - Facts & Information
Cylonolestes
Insect (Ormenoplebia Garrison) - Facts & Information
Ormenoplebia Garrison, 2006
Canyon Rubyspot (Hetaerina vulnerata) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen in Selys, 1853
Insect (Matronoides cyaneipennis) - Facts & Information
Matronoides cyaneipennis (Förster, 1897)
Insect (Caliphaea sinuofurcata) - Facts & Information
Caliphaea sinuofurcata Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2025
Haguro-Tombo (Atrocalopteryx atrata) - Facts & Information
Atrocalopteryx atrata (Selys, 1853)
Insect (Mnesarete cupraea) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete cupraea (Selys, 1853)
Insect (BOLDAEE) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AEE7701
Caloptéryx Élancé; Superb Jewelwing (Calopteryx amata) - Facts & Information
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889
Insect (BOLDACA) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACA3013
Insect (Mnesarete fulgida) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete fulgida (Selys, 1879)
Agrion Dywyll; Beautiful Agrion; Beautiful Damselfly; Beautiful Demoiselle; Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly; Blauflügel-Prachtlibelle; Blåvinget Pragtvandnymfe; Bosbeekjuffer; Caloptéryx Vierge; Crna Sjajna Devica; Damisela Añil; Damisel·La Blava; Demoiselle Agrion; Gaiteiro Azul; Gaitero Azul; Modra Konjska Smrt; Modra Vila; Modri Bleščavec; Morwyn Dywyll; Morwynion Tywyll; Motýlice Obecná; Splendente Di Fonte; Blå Jungfruslända; Blåpraktvannymfe; Blåpraktvassnymfe; Blåvingevannymfe; Neidonkorento; Òigheag Bhrèagha; Òigheagan Brèagha; Świtezianka Dziewica; Красотка Блестящая; Красуня Блискуча; Синьо Ромолниче (Calopteryx virgo) - Facts & Information
Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Green-Banded Sparklewing (Umma declivium) - Facts & Information
Umma declivium Förster, 1906
Insect (Hetaerina auripennis) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina auripennis (Burmeister, 1839)
Angola Sparklewing (Umma femina) - Facts & Information
Umma femina Longfield, 1947
Insect (Guangxicalopteryx huashanensis) - Facts & Information
Guangxicalopteryx huashanensis Huang, Liu, Lian, Fu & Nel, 2022
Insect (Iridictyon) - Facts & Information
Iridictyon Needham & Fisher, 1940
Insect (Mnesarete drepane) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete drepane Garrison, 2006
Insect (Caliphaea angka) - Facts & Information
Caliphaea angka Hämäläinen, 2003
Insect (Hetaerina mendezi) - Facts & Information
Hetaerina mendezi Jurzitza, 1982
Insect (Caliphaea nitens) - Facts & Information
Caliphaea nitens Navás, 1934
Insect (Mnesarete marginata) - Facts & Information
Mnesarete marginata (Selys, 1879)
Insect (BOLDABW) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ABW5061
Insect (Ormenophlebia Garrison) - Facts & Information
Ormenophlebia Garrison, 2006
Demoiselle Damselflies; Pragtvandnymfer (Calopteryx Leach) - Facts & Information
Calopteryx Leach in Brewster, 1815
Insect (Matrona basilaris) - Facts & Information
Matrona basilaris japonica
Insect (BOLDACQ) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACQ7211