Biology:Libellula auripennis

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Libellula auripennis
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Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species:
L. auripennis
Binomial name
Libellula auripennis
Burmeister, 1839

Libellula auripennis, the golden-winged skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family Libellulidae.[3][4] It is found in North America.[4]

Conservation

The IUCN conservation status of Libellula auripennis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[1][5][6]

Golden-winged Skimmer, Libellula auripennis, Okefenokee Swamp, GA, USA[7]
Golden-winged Skimmer, Libellula auripennis, Merritt Island, FL, USA[7]

References

  • Garrison, Rosser W. / Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds. (1997). "Odonata". Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders, 551-580.
  • Paulson, Dennis R., and Sidney W. Dunkle (1999). "A Checklist of North American Odonata including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Occasional Paper no. 56, 88.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Wikidata ☰ Q289547 entry