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    Elfin Skimmer (Nannothemis bella)

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    Nannothemis bella
    Male
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Odonata
    Infraorder: Anisoptera
    Family: Libellulidae
    Subfamily: Brachydiplacinae
    Genus: Nannothemis
    Brauer, 1868
    Species:
    N. bella
    Binomial name
    Nannothemis bella
    (Uhler, 1857)

    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]

    Nannothemis bella, female

    References

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    1. ^ "Nannothemis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
    2. ^ "Nannothemis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
    3. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
    4. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
    5. ^ "Elfin Skimmer". Maryland Biodiversity Project. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
    6. ^ "Nannothemis bella". Wisconsin Odonata Survey. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

    Further reading

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    • Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
    • Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 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.
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