Boyeria cretensis

Boyeria cretensis
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Aeshnidae
Genus:	Boyeria
Species:	B. cretensis
Binomial name
Boyeria cretensis Peters, 1991

Boyeria cretensis is one of seven species of dragonfly in genus Boyeria, which is in the family Aeshnidae. It is known commonly as the Cretan spectre and is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Boyeria cretensis is believed to have colonized in Crete due to the separation of Crete from mainland Europe and strong wind currents that helped them travel to the island. These dragonflies prefer microhabitats as an anti drift strategy as well as to avoid predation from fish and crabs.

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• Kohli, Manpreet Kaur; Schneider, Thomas; Müller, Ole; Ware, Jessica L. (January 2014). "Counting the spots: a molecular and morphological phylogeny of the spotted darner Boyeria (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) with an emphasis on European taxa: Phylogeny of Boyeria". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 190–195. doi:10.1111/syen.12049. S2CID 82969487.
• Müller, Ole (October 2008). "Larval habitats and life history of the Crete Island endemic Boyeria cretensis (Odonata: Aeshnidae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 11 (2): 195–207. doi:10.1080/13887890.2008.9748323. S2CID 84612887.