Mecistogaster ornata

Mecistogaster ornata, the lemon-tipped helicopter, or ornate helicopter, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and South America.^[2][3][1]

Mecistogaster ornata
Female, Honduras
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Mecistogaster
Species:	M. ornata
Binomial name
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842

The IUCN conservation status of Mecistogaster ornata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2009.^[1][4][5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Mecistogaster ornata:

• Mecistogaster ornata acutipennis Selys, 1886
• Mecistogaster ornata ornata Rambur, 1842