Copera vittata (Selys, 1863) — Blue Bush Dart
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Platycnemididae
- Genus:
- Copera
- Species:
- Copera vittata (Selys, 1863)
- Common name:
- Blue Bush Dart
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Uncommon
- Flight Seasons:
- May - February
- Local Distribution:
- Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Barisal
- Global Distribution:
- Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- Identification Key:
- Legs shorter, tibiae slightly dilated, citron-yellow or brick-red; posterior lobe of prothorax of female with a pair of divergent, slender, forwardly directed spines.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 31 mm
Female: 29 mm
- Wing Size:
- Male: 17 mm
Female: 18 mm
- Wing Spot:
- Male: Reddish brown
Female: Blackish brown
- Eye Color:
- Male: Black cap above, olivaceous below with black equatorial belt
Female: Dark brown above and apple green below
- COI Gene:
>KF248067.1 Copera vittata isolate CVIT1 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, partial cds; tRNA-Leu (trnL) gene, complete sequence; and cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COII) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
TGGGATTTTAGGATTTGTAGTATGGGCACATCATATATTTACAGTTGGAATAGATGTCGACACTCGTGCATACTTTACATCAGCTACTATAGTAATTGCGGTGCCAACAGGAATTAAAATTTTCAGATGATTAGCCACCTTACACGGAAGACAATTAAGATACACCCCATCCTTAATATGAGCGTTGGGGTTTGTATTTCTATTTACTGTTGGGGGTCTAACAGGGGTAGTATTAGCAAATTCATCAATTGATATCGCCATGCATGATACTTACTATGTGGTAGCACATTTTCACTATGTACTCTCTATAGGAGCAGTATTTGCAATTATAGGAGGATTAATTCACTGATTTCCTTTATTTACAGGAGTGAGAATAAATAACCAAATATTAAAAGCACAATTTTTAATTATATTTTTAGGTGTAAATTTAACATTTTTTCCGCAGCATTTCTTAGGATTAGCAGGGATACCTCGACGCTATTCTGATTATCCAGATGCCTACACAGCATGAAATATTTTATCTTCATTAGGGAGAAGAATTTCCATAATTGGAGTGATTATACTTTTATTTATTATATGAGAAGCTTTAAGATCAAAACGACAAGTATTATCAGTCATTGCATTAAATACTTCAATTGAGTGATACCAAAAAACACCTCCGACCGAACATAGATTTTCTGAGTTACCATTAATAATTAAATTTTAATGTGGCAGAAAAGTGCTATGGATTTAAGCTCCTTCTATGGAGGTACTTATTCCTCCCATTAAAAATGGCTACATGAGCTCAAATTAACTTTCAAGAAGCAAACTCCCC
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|A0A1S5MTU5|A0A1S5MTU5_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Copera vittata GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
GILGFVVWAHHMFTVGMDVDTRAYFTSATMVIAVPTGIKIFSWLATLHGSQLSYTPSLMWALGFVFLFTVGGLTGVVLANSSIDIAMHDTYYVVAHFHYVLSMGAVFAIMGGLIHWFPLFTGVSMNNQMLKAQFLIMFLGVNLTFFPQHFLGLAGMPRRYSDYPDAYTAWNILSSLGSSISMIGVIMLLFIMWEALSSKRQVLSVIALNTSIEWYQKTPPTEHSFSELPLMIKF