Biology:Brachymesia gravida

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Brachymesia gravida
Four-spotted Pennant - Brachymesia gravida, Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Rock Hall, Maryland - 27616929904.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Brachymesia
Species:
B. gravida
Binomial name
Brachymesia gravida
(Calvert, 1890)

Brachymesia gravida, the four-spotted pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Brachymesia gravida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

Four-spotted pennant, Brachymesia gravida

References

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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4343852 entry