Erythrodiplax berenice
Appearance
Seaside dragonlet | |
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Male (top) and female (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Erythrodiplax |
Species: | E. berenice
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Binomial name | |
Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773)
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Synonyms | |
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Erythrodiplax berenice, commonly known as the seaside dragonlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found mainly in salt marshes of the eastern United States.[2] It is unique among dragonflies of the western hemisphere in that it can breed in seawater.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Paulson, D. R. (2018). "Erythrodiplax berenice". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T49254470A65836144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T49254470A65836144.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Seaside Dragonlet". University of Alabama. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ Dunkle, Sidney (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511268-9.