Biology:Nehalennia gracilis

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Nehalennia gracilis
Nehalennia gracilis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Nehalennia
Species:
N. gracilis
Binomial name
Nehalennia gracilis
Morse, 1895

Nehalennia gracilis, the sphagnum sprite, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

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

Sphagnum sprite, Nehalennia gracilis

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 ☰ Q7296617 entry