Banded demoiselle  (Calopteryx splendens)

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Range

In Britain, this species tends to occur south of a line drawn between Blackpool and Middlesbrough, but with a few scattered populations in the Lake District (3). Elsewhere it is found in central and southern mainland Europe (2), across Asia to China (4).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Inhabits slow-moving rivers, ponds and other still water-bodies (2).

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