Copera
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| Copera | |
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| Copera annulata (female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Copera Kirby, 1890 |
| Species | |
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about 9, see text | |
Copera is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They are distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.[1]
There are approximately 9 species in the genus. Genetic analysis suggests that some members, such as Copera ciliata, are better treated as species in the genus Platycnemis.[2]
Species include:[3]
- Copera annulata
- Copera atomaria
- Copera chantaburii
- Copera ciliata
- Copera imbricata
- Copera marginipes – yellow bush dart
- Copera rubripes
- Copera superplatypes
- Copera tokyoensis
- Copera vittata – blue bush dart
