Banded Demoiselle vs Western Demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens compared with Calopteryx xanthostoma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded Demoiselle Western 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 xanthostoma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded Demoiselle

LC — Least Concern

Western Demoiselle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded Demoiselle Western 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.

Western Demoiselle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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。

Western Demoiselle

No description available.

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