Biology:Helocordulia
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
Helocordulia | |
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Helocordulia uhleri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Subfamily: | Corduliinae |
Genus: | Helocordulia Needham, 1901 |
Helocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as sundragons.
These are medium-sized odonates, 38–46 mm (1.5–1.8 in) long, dark brown with orange markings. They are confined to eastern USA and Canada where their habitat is clear streams and lakes with sandy bottoms.[1]
Species
The genus contains only two species:[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Helocordulia selysii (Hagen in Selys, 1878) | Selys's sundragon[3] | North America | |
Helocordulia uhleri (Selys, 1871) | Uhler's sundragon[3] | North America |
References
- ↑ Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2. https://archive.org/details/dragonflygeneran00garr.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q2629993 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helocordulia.
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