Rhionaeschna mutata

Rhionaeschna mutata, the spatterdock darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][4][5]

Rhionaeschna mutata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Rhionaeschna
Species:
R. mutata
Binomial name
Rhionaeschna mutata
(Hagen, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aeshna mutata Hagen, 1861

Spatterdock darners prefer ponds as their reproductive habitat. Specifically small, heavily vegetated, semi-permanent/ephemeral ponds that are fish-free with wooded riparian edges and sphagnum moss. [6]

The IUCN conservation status of Rhionaeschna mutata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[4][7][8]

References
  1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Rhionaeschna mutata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50967632A65836204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50967632A65836204.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Rhionaeschna mutata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Rhionaeschna mutata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. "Rhionaeschna mutata Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. Schilling, Emily Gaenzle; Lawrenz, Ron; Kundel, Holly (July 2019). "An Assessment of the Geographic Distribution and Status of a Rare Dragonfly, Rhionaeschna mutata, at the Northwestern Edge of Its Range". Northeastern Naturalist. 26 (3): 523–536. doi:10.1656/045.026.0305. ISSN 1092-6194.
  6. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading
  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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