Banded Demoiselle vs Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens compared with Calopteryx virgo

Key Differences

  • Banded Demoiselle is Least Concern while Beautiful Demoiselle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Demoiselle Beautiful Demoiselle
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Arthropoda (節足動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same Insecta (昆虫) Insecta (昆虫)
Order same Odonata (蜻蛉目) Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family same Calopterygidae Calopterygidae
Genus same Calopteryx Calopteryx
Species Calopteryx splendens Calopteryx virgo

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Demoiselle and Beautiful Demoiselle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Calopteryx.

Conservation Status

Banded Demoiselle

LC — Least Concern

Beautiful Demoiselle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Demoiselle Beautiful Demoiselle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Demoiselle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Beautiful Demoiselle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Banded Demoiselle

バンデッドデモワゼル(Calopteryx splendens)は西ヨーロッパ〜中央アジアの緩流水域に分布する大型のカワトンボ科のトンボで、雄の翼中央の特徴的な青紫色の金属光沢の帯が美しい求愛ディスプレイに使われる。IUCNレッドリストでは軽度懸念(LC)に分類されており、清澄で緩やかな河川・小川の水生植物周辺に生息する。翅を優雅に広げてひらひらと飛ぶ蝶のような飛翔スタイルが観察者を魅了する淡水生態系の象徴的な種である。

Beautiful Demoiselle

ヒメカワトンボ(Calopteryx virgo)は、IUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧種(EN)に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体数の著しい減少と生存への継続的な脅威に直面しています。

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