Echo (damselfly) explained

Echo is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. There are five species.^[1] A sixth, Echo maxima, is sometimes included, but it likely belongs to a different genus.^[2]

This genus is distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.^[1]

Species include:^[1]

• Echo candens Zhang, Hämäläinen, & Cai, 2015
• Echo margarita Selys, 1853
• Echo modesta Laidlaw, 1902
• Echo perornata Yu & Hämäläinen, 2012
• Echo uniformis Selys, 1879^[3]

Notes and References

1. Zhang, H. M., Hämäläinen, M., & Cai, Q. H. (2015). Description of Echo candens sp. nov. from western Yunnan, China (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Odonatologica 44(1-2), 107-116.
2. Yu, X. and Hämäläinen, M. (2012). A description of Echo perornata spec. nov. from Xizang (Tibet), China (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Zootaxa 3218 40-46.
3. Dow, R. A. 2009. Echo uniformis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 January 2016.