Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Calopteryx syriaca (Calopteryx syriaca), recorded as Endangered
Calopteryx syriaca (Calopteryx syriaca). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Calopteryx syriaca

Calopteryx syriaca

Calopteryx syriaca is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Calopterygidae (order Odonata), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Calopteryx syriaca
Taxonomy
Insecta · Odonata · Calopterygidae · Calopteryx

Range and habitat

It is native to the southern Levant, where it is known from Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. This is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the banded demoiselle (C. Splendens).This damselfly inhabits habitat along rivers such as the Orontes, Litani, and Jordan. Its populations have declined due to loss of habitat in the river systems in the area.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

Calopteryx syriaca is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Calopteryx syriaca, Wikidata item Q306278. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Calopteryx syriaca?
Calopteryx syriaca is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Calopterygidae (order Odonata).
What is the conservation status of Calopteryx syriaca?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Calopteryx syriaca. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Calopteryx syriaca live?
This is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the banded demoiselle (C. Splendens).This damselfly inhabits habitat along rivers such as the Orontes, Litani, and Jordan.
Why is Calopteryx syriaca in crisis?
Its populations have declined due to loss of habitat in the river systems in the area.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Calopteryx syriaca?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Calopteryx syriaca a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.