Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807)
(Golden-ringed Dragonfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
GenusCordulegaster (golden-ringed dragonflies)
FamilyCORDULEGASTRIDAE (golden-ringed dragonflies)
SuborderANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
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 Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly) :
1: Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
7 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - head and thorax - front three-quarter view - close-upImage 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - lateral view (2)Image 6: Male - latero-dorsal view
2: Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
13 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX37 50° 30’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
Male, resting on dead Bracken
Image 1: Male - resting on dead bracken - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - resting on dead bracken - oblique view
3: Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
11 Aug 2009 OSGR: SX77 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Male patrolling beside bog
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up
4: Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
31 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX56 50° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Exuvia
Image 1: Exuvia - dorsal viewImage 2: Mask

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2004 Golden-ringed dragonfly Vol 16, No 1 Page: 54

Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly)
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