Golden-ringed dragonfly

Golden-ringed dragonfly
	Male in Fermyn Woods, Northamptonshire, UK
	Female in Arne, Dorset, UK
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Cordulegastridae
Genus:	Cordulegaster
Species:	C. boltonii
Binomial name
	Cordulegaster boltonii; (Donovan, 1807)
Synonyms
	Libellula grandis Scopoli, 1763 (Preocc.); Libellula forcipata Harris, 1780 (Preocc.); Aeshna annulata Latreille, 1805 (Preocc.); Libellula boltonii Donovan, 1807; Cordulegaster boltoni Auctt. (Missp.); Cordulegaster lunulata Charpentier, 1840; Cordulegaster annulatus immaculifrons Selys, 1850; Cordulegaster annulatus intermedius Selys, 1857; Cordulegaster boltonii intermedia (Selys, 1857); Aeschna lorenzonii Disconzi, 1865; Cordulegaster algerica Morton, 1916; Cordulegaster algirica Auctt. (Missp.); Cordulegaster boltonii iberica Boudot & Jacquemin 1995;

The golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) is a large, striking species of dragonfly found widely in Europe and locally in northwestern Africa, especially near flowing waters like streams. It is the longest British species of dragonfly, and the only member of its genus to be found in the United Kingdom.

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