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English species names of Family Calopterygidae Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		170
1701
15422		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels		34
516		Genera
Species


A
American RubyspotHetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798
Angola SparklewingUmma femina Longfield, 1947
Appalachian JewelwingCalopteryx angustipennis Hagen in Selys, 1853


B
Banded AgrionCalopteryx splendens Harris, 1782
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens mingrelica Selys, 1868
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens Harris, 1782
Banded Demoiselle DamselflyCalopteryx splendens Harris, 1782
Banded JewelwingCalopteryx splendens Harris, 1782
Bare-bellied SparklewingUmma longistigma Selys, 1869
Beautiful AgrionCalopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758
Beautiful Demoiselle DamselflyCalopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758
Beautiful JewelwingCalopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758
Black-tipped DemoiselleVestalis nigrescens Fraser, 1929
Black-Tipped Forest GloryVestalis apicalis Selys, 1873
Black-winged DamselflyCalopteryx maculata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
Blue-winged DemoiselleMatrona basilaris Selys, 1853
Broad-winged SparklewingUmma cincta Hagen in Selys, 1853


C
Cameroon SparklewingUmma mesumbei Vick, 1996
Canyon RubyspotHetaerina vulnerata Hagen in Selys, 1853
Charming FlashwingVestalis amoena Selys, 1853
Chinese GreenwingNeurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Clear-winged DemoiselleCalopteryx hyalina Martin, 1909
Clear-winged forest gloryVestalis gracilis gracilis Rambur, 1842
Clear-winged Forest GloryVestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842
ClearwingSapho puella Sjöstedt, 1917
Common Green MetalwingNeurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Copper DemoiselleCalopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825


D
DamselflyNeurobasis australis Selys, 1878
Davies´ MetalwingNeurobasis daviesi Hämäläinen, 1993
Demoiselle AgrionCalopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758
Demoiselle DamselfliesCalopteryx Leach, 1815


E
Eastern BluewingSapho orichalcea McLachlan, 1869
Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
Emerald DemoisellePhaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900


F
Fairy MetalwingNeurobasis anumariae Hämäläinen, 1989
Forest DamselflyVestalis amethystina Lieftinck, 1965
Forest FlashwingPhaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900


G
Glistening DemoisellePhaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839
Glittering DemoiselleCalopteryx exul Selys, 1853
Glittering MetalwingNeurobasis cyaneipennis Foerster, 1897
Glorious BluewingSapho gloriosa McLachlan in Selys, 1873
Great Blue MetalwingNeurobasis kaupi Brauer, 1867
Green metalwingNeurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Green-banded SparklewingUmma declivium Förster, 1906
Guatemalan RubyspotHetaerina rudis Calvert, 1901


H
Hairy-bellied SparklewingUmma mesostigma Selys, 1879
Highland MetalwingNeurobasis awamena Michalski, 2006
Hook-tipped RubyspotHetaerina curvicauda Garrison, 1990


I
Indochinese CopperwingMnais mneme Ris, 1916


J
Javan MetalwingNeurobasis florida Hagen in Walker, 1853
JewelwingsCalopteryx Leach, 1815


K
Kimmins´ MetalwingNeurobasis kimminsi Lieftinck, 1955


L
Long-legged MetalwingNeurobasis longipes Hagen, 1887
Luzon MetalwingNeurobasis luzoniensis Selys, 1879


M
Mediterranean DemoiselleCalopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825
Metallic Green DemoiselleVestalis amoena Selys, 1853
Metallic SparklewingUmma electa Longfield, 1933
Montane DemoiselleUmma declivium Förster, 1906


P
Papuan DemoiselleNeurobasis australis Selys, 1878
Paradise MetalwingNeurobasis australis Selys, 1878
Peacock MetalwingNeurobasis ianthinipennis Lieftinck, 1949
Plain flashwingVestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842
Purple SparklewingUmma purpurea Pinhey, 1961


R
River JewelwingCalopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840
Robust SparklewingUmma gumma Dijkstra, Mézière & Kipping, 2015
RubyspotsHetaerina Hagen in Selys, 1853


S
Sapphire DemoiselleUmma saphirina Förster, 1916
Sapphire SparklewingUmma saphirina Förster, 1916
Smaragdin's metalwingVestalaria smaragdina Selys, 1879
SmokewingSapho fumosa Longfield, 1932
Smoky RubyspotHetaerina titia Drury, 1773
Sparkling JewelwingCalopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839
Spring BluewingSapho bicolor Selys, 1853
Stout MetalwingNeurobasis anderssoni Sjöstedt, 1926
Stream gloryNeurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Stream gloryNeurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Superb JewelwingCalopteryx amata Hagen, 1889
Syrian DemoiselleCalopteryx syriaca Rambur, 1842


T
Tepui ShinywingIridictyon myersi Needham & Fisher, 1940


W
West-Visayan MetalwingNeurobasis subpicta Hämäläinen, 1990
Western BluewingSapho ciliata Fabricius, 1781
Western DemoiselleCalopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825
White-banded ShinywingIridictyon trebbaui Rácenis, 1968


Y
Yellow-tailed DemoiselleCalopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825


Links, sources and further information
Calopterygidae at artfakta.se
Calopterygidae at dyntaxa.se
Calopterygidae at gbif.org
Calopterygidae at irmng.org
Calopterygidae at itis.gov