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Spot-tailed Dasher (Micrathyria aequalis)

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Micrathyria aequalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Micrathyria
Species:
M. aequalis
Binomial name
Micrathyria aequalis
(Hagen, 1861)

Micrathyria aequalis, the spot-tailed dasher, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Micrathyria aequalis 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]

Spot-tailed dasher, Micrathyria aequalis

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Micrathyria aequalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T49254699A49255973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T49254699A49255973.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Micrathyria aequalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Micrathyria aequalis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading[edit]

  • 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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