Chlorocypha aphrodite

Chlorocypha aphrodite
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Chlorocypha
Species:
C. aphrodite
Binomial name
Chlorocypha aphrodite
(Le Roi, 1915)

Chlorocypha aphrodite, common name Blue Jewel, is a species of jewel damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae.[1][2]

The insect inhabits streams and rivers in the central African rainforest about the northern Congo River basin, with a confirmed range in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, and adjacent portions of Gabon, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic.[3]

The IUCN assessed Chlorocypha aphrodite as "least concern" on its Red List of Threatened Species, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. Logging is a concern. The IUCN assessment was published in 2017.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chlorocypha aphrodite Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  2. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ^ Dijkstra, K.-D.B (ed.). "Chlorocypha aphrodite (Le Roi, 1915)". African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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