Copera is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They are distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.
Species The following species are currently placed in Copera: Copera chantaburii Asahina, 1984 Copera congolensis (Martin, 1912) Copera guttifera (Fraser, 1950) Copera imbricata (Hagen in Selys, 1863) Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842) – yellow bush dart Copera nyansana (Förster, 1916) Copera rufipes (Selys, 1886) Copera sikassoensis (Martin, 1912) Copera vittata (Selys, 1863) – blue bush dart
Genetic analysis suggests that some members are better treated as species of other genera.
Copera annulata Copera atomaria Copera ciliata Copera rubripes Copera superplatypes Copera tokyoensis
References 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.
Lim, P., et al. (2013). Distinct genetic clades of Malaysian Copera damselflies and the phylogeny of platycnemine subfamilies. Scientific Reports 3, Article Number 2977.