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''Copera'' is a genus of
damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
in the family
Platycnemididae The Platycnemididae are a Family (biology), family of damselfly, damselflies. They are known commonly as white-legged damselflies. There are over 400 species native to the Old World.Dijkstra, K. D. B., Kalkman, V. J., Dow, R. A., Stokvis, F. R., ...
. They are distributed in Asia, especially
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
.Yum, J. and Bae, Y. (2007)
Description of the larva of ''Copera tokyoensis'' Asahina (Insecta: Odonata: Platycnemididae) from Korea.
''Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity'' 23(1) 87-89.
There are approximately 9 species in the genus. Genetic analysis suggests that some members, such as ''Copera ciliata'', are better treated as species in the genus '' Platycnemis''. Species include:Species in the genus ''Copera''.
The Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies. James Cook University. *'' Copera annulata'' *'' Copera atomaria'' *'' Copera chantaburii'' *''
Copera ciliata ''Pseudocopera ciliata'', commonly known as the black-kneed featherlegs, is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It can be found in China, Indochina and western Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region strad ...
'' *'' Copera imbricata'' *'' Copera marginipes'' – yellow bush dart *'' Copera rubripes'' *'' Copera superplatypes'' *'' Copera tokyoensis'' *'' Copera vittata'' – blue bush dart


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2043279 Platycnemididae Zygoptera genera Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby