Boyeria is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly called spotted darners. They occur in temperate North America and Eurasia.[1]
| Boyeria | |
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| Western spectre (Boyeria irene) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Boyeria McLachlan, 1896 |
The name Boyeria commemorates the French entomologist Etienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe[2]
The genus contains the following seven described species:[3]
- Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991 – Cretan spectre[4]
- Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907 – ocellated darner[5]
- Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) – western spectre[6]
- Boyeria jamjari Jung, 2011
- Boyeria karubei Yokoi, 2002
- Boyeria maclachlani Selys, 1883
- Boyeria sinensis Asahina, 1978
- Boyeria vinosa (Say, 1840) – fawn darner[5]
References
edit- ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ^ Berger, Cynthia (2004). Dragonflies: Wild Guide. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-2971-0.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ Boudot, J.-P. (2010). "Boyeria cretensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60307A12341708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T60307A12341708.en.
- ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.