Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
GenusCalopteryx (demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies)
FamilyCALOPTERYGIDAE (demoiselle damselflies)
SuborderZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion) :
1: Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
7 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal viewImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral viewImage 6: Female - lateral viewImage 7: Female - lateral view (2)Image 8: Female - lateral view (3)Image 9: Female - lateral view (4)Image 10: Female - lateral view (5)Image 11: Female - lateral view (6)Image 12: Female - lateral view (7)Image 13: Female - lateral view (8)Image 14: Female - lateral view - ready to take offImage 15: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 16: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlarged (2)
2: Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
7 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - lateral view (2)Image 4: Male - lateral view (3)Image 5: Male - lateral view (4)Image 6: Male - lateral view (5)Image 7: Male - lateral view (6)Image 8: Male - lateral view (7)Image 9: Male - lateral view (8)
3: Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
7 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Male - lateral viewImage 2: Male - lateral view (2)
4: Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
30 May 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Female - lateral view (2)Image 3: Female - lateral view (3)Image 4: Female - lateral view (4)
5: Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
19 May 2004 OSGR: SX47 50° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Male - lateral view - close-up
6: Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
12 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
hind wing on ground
Image 1: Male - wing - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - wing - white background
7: Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion)
31 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX56 50° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Male - lateral viewImage 2: Male - lateral view (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Green, P. 2002 Beautiful Demoiselle Vol 13, No 6 Page: 432

Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle, Demoiselle Agrion) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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