Species details : Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853

Accepted scientific name:
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Platycypha caligata  Selys, 1853
Synonyms:
Platycypha ambigua Gerstaecker, 1869 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Platycypha ambigua Gerstaecker, 1869
Platycypha hartmanni Foerster, 1897 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Platycypha hartmanni Foerster, 1897
Platycypha lacus Pinhey, 1982 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Platycypha lacus Pinhey, 1982
Infraspecific taxon: Platycypha caligata angolensis Longfield, 1959
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Dansende Juweeltjie Afr -
Dancing Jewel Eng -
Glade Jewel Eng -
Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Arthropoda CoL
Class Insecta CoL
Order Odonata Odonata
Family Chlorocyphidae Odonata
Genus Platycypha Odonata
Distribution: Africa
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: van Tol J., 24-Dec-2011
Source database: Odonata, Dec 2011   99%
Bibliographic citation: Tol J. van (2025). Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata (version Dec 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource:
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:f2120240-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401