Biology:Erythrodiplax berenice

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Seaside dragonlet
Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice) (33573395164).jpg
Seaside Dragonlet female.jpg
Male (top) and female (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Erythrodiplax
Species:
E. berenice
Binomial name
Erythrodiplax berenice
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Erythrodiplax berenice ssp. naeva (Hagen, 1861)
  • Libellula berenice Drury, 1773
  • Libellula histrio Burmeister, 1839

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

  1. 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49254470/65836144. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. "Seaside Dragonlet". University of Alabama. http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/46996. 
  3. Dunkle, Sidney (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511268-9. 

Wikidata ☰ Q145232 entry