Biology:Nannothemis
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
| Nannothemis bella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachydiplacinae |
| Genus: | Nannothemis Brauer, 1868 |
| Species: | N. bella
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| Binomial name | |
| Nannothemis bella (Uhler, 1857)
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Nannothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nannothemis bella, commonly known as the elfin skimmer.[1][2][3][4][5] The elfin skimmer is native to the eastern United States and Canada, and is the smallest dragonfly in North America.[6] Males are powdery blue, while females are black and yellow, resembling a wasp.[7]
References
- ↑ "Nannothemis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101932. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Nannothemis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1428461. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Nannothemis genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/10886. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Odonata Central". https://www.odonatacentral.org/. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ "Elfin Skimmer". https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=742. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ↑ "Nannothemis bella". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/SpeciesAccounts/SpeciesDetail.cfm?TaxaID=156. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
Further reading
- Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592. https://archive.org/details/dragonfliesofwor0000sils.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014934-0.
- Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-94-1.
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2244900 entry
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