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Lemon-tipped Helicopter
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Dragonflies & damselflies

Lemon-tipped Helicopter

Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLemon-tipped Helicopter
Dutch—
SpanishCaballito helicóptero de puntas amarillas
Chinese—
Scientific nameMecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842

About this species

Mecistogaster ornata, the lemon-tipped helicopter, or ornate helicopter, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and South America.

The IUCN conservation status of Mecistogaster ornata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2009.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyCoenagrionidae
GenusMecistogaster

In Suriname

35Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
1938First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini4
  • Brokopondo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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