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Boyeria

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Aeshnidae

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Scientific name
  
Boyeria

Higher classification
  
Aeshnidae

Boyeria wwwdiscoverlifeorgIMIDSC0000320Boyeriavin

Similar
  
Boyeria irene, Odonate, Dragonfly, Aeshnidae, Boyeria vinosa

Fawn darner boyeria vinosa oviposition and kidnapping by a male


Boyeria is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly called spotted darners. They occur in temperate North America and Eurasia.

The name Boyeria commemorates the French entymologist Etienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe

The genus contains the following seven described species:

  • Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991 – Cretan spectre
  • Boyeria grafiana Williamson, 1907 – ocellated darner
  • Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838) – western spectre
  • Boyeria jamjari Jung, 2011
  • Boyeria karubei Yokoi, 2002
  • Boyeria maclachlani Selys, 1883
  • Boyeria sinensis Asahina, 1978
  • Boyeria vinosa (Say, 1840) – fawn darner
  • References

    Boyeria Wikipedia