Gomphaeschna furcillata
Gomphaeschna furcillata[1] is a dragonfly in the genus Gomphaeschna ("pygmy darners"), in the family Aeshnidae ("darner dragonflies"). A common name for Gomphaeschna furcillata is "harlequin darner".[2] Gomphaeschna furcillata is found in North America. It is native to Canada and the Continental US.[3]
| Gomphaeschna furcillata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| In Mason Neck State Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Gomphaeschna |
| Species: | G. furcillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gomphaeschna furcillata Say 1839 | |
The IUCN conservation status of Gomphaeschna furcillata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[4] [5]
References
- bugguide.net Gomphaeschna furcillata species information.
- Encyclopedia of Life Gomphaeschna furcillata species overview.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
- Odonata Central, University of Alabama
- American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
- Garrison, Rosser W. / Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds. (1997). Odonata. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders, 551-580.
- Paulson, Dennis R., and Sidney W. Dunkle (1999). A Checklist of North American Odonata including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution. Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Occasional Paper no. 56, 88.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.