Boyeria Explained

Boyeria is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly called spotted darners. They occur in temperate North America and Eurasia.^[1]

The name Boyeria commemorates the French entomologist Etienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe^[2] The genus contains the following seven described species:

• Boyeria cretensis – Cretan spectre^[3]
• Boyeria grafiana – ocellated darner^[4]
• Boyeria irene – western spectre^[5]
• Boyeria jamjari
• Boyeria karubei
• Boyeria maclachlani
• Boyeria sinensis
• Boyeria vinosa – fawn darner^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Paulson, Dennis R.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. 2009. Princeton University Press. 978-0-691-12281-6.
2. Book: Berger, Cynthia. Dragonflies: Wild Guide. 2004. Stackpole Books. 0-8117-2971-0. registration.
3. Boudot, J.-P. . Boyeria cretensis . 2010 . e.T60307A12341708 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T60307A12341708.en.
4. Web site: North American Odonata. University of Puget Sound. 5 August 2010. 2009.
5. Web site: Checklist, English common names . DragonflyPix.com . 5 August 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html . 4 December 2012 .