Banded demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
CommonInsectinsectivore
The banded demoiselle is a slender damselfly with shimmering wings, often seen near slow-moving streams and rivers. It lives across a vast stretch of Eurasia, from western Europe all the way to China.
- Males have dark bands on their wings, giving them their name.
- They prefer habitats with clean, slow-moving water.
- Their range extends from the Atlantic coast to Lake Baikal.
FreshwaterWetlandEuropeAsia
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- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Calopteryx splendens
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
