Copera

{{Short description|Genus of damselflies}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Copera annulata (female head).jpg

| image_caption = Copera annulata (female)

| taxon = Copera

| authority = Kirby, 1890

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = about 9, see text

}}

Copera is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They are distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.Yum, J. and Bae, Y. (2007). [http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kssyz/DMBRBT/2007/v23n1/DMBRBT_2007_v23n1_87.pdf Description of the larva of Copera tokyoensis Asahina (Insecta: Odonata: Platycnemididae) from Korea.] Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity 23(1) 87-89.

There are approximately 9 species in the genus. Genetic analysis suggests that some members, such as Copera ciliata, are better treated as species in the genus Platycnemis.Lim, P., et al. (2013). [http://www.nature.com/articles/srep02977?message-global=remove&WT.ec_id=SREP-631-20131101 Distinct genetic clades of Malaysian Copera damselflies and the phylogeny of platycnemine subfamilies.] Scientific Reports 3, Article Number 2977.

Species include:[https://medusa.jcu.edu.au/Dragonflies/openset/getSpecies.php?genus=Copera Species in the genus Copera.] The Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies. James Cook University.

• Copera annulata
• Copera atomaria
• Copera chantaburii
• Copera ciliata
• Copera imbricata
• Copera marginipes – yellow bush dart
• Copera rubripes
• Copera superplatypes
• Copera tokyoensis
• Copera vittata – blue bush dart