''Mecistogaster ornata'' is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family

Coenagrionidae The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making i ...

. It is found in Central America and South America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Mecistogaster ornata'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2009.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species ''Mecistogaster ornata'': * ''Mecistogaster ornata acutipennis'' Selys, 1886 * ''Mecistogaster ornata ornata'' Rambur, 1842

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