Biology:Libellula needhami
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
| Libellula needhami | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Libellula |
| Species: | L. needhami
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| Binomial name | |
| Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943
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Libellula needhami, or Needham's skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in the Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States .[2]
The IUCN conservation status of Libellula needhami is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' existence. The population is stable.[1][6]
The species is named after the American entomologist James George Needham.[7][8]
Description
Males have a red face, while females have a brown or yellow face.[8]
This species can be separated from the very similar Libellula auripennis by the following:
- their posterior (rear) wing veins do not become orange[8]
- their costa changes color on opposite sides of the node: outer half is lighter, inner half is darker[9]
- their hind tibia are brown, not black[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Libellula needhami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T51276359A80697363. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51276359A80697363.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/51276359/80697363. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Libellula needhami Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101906. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "Libellula needhami species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/fe09567f1f3deb58fd41e321d3d026fe. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "Libellula needhami". https://www.gbif.org/species/1427959. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "Libellula needhami Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/15576. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ "Odonata Central". https://www.odonatacentral.org/. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ↑ Westfall, Jr., Minter J. (March 1943). "The Synonymy of Libellula auripennis Burmeister and Libellula jesseana Williamson, and a Description of a New Species, Libellula needhami (Odonata)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society (American Entomological Society) 69 (1): 17–31. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25077502.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Needham's Skimmer Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943". State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. https://guides.nynhp.org/needhams-skimmer/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Misc images, intended to be viewed from other sites". https://public.fotki.com/gstrick3/misc-images-intende/.
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 ☰ Q150875 entry
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