Orthemis discolor
| Orthemis discolor | |
|---|---|
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| Male, Guatemala | |
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| Female, Panama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthemis |
| Species: | O. discolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) | |
Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae.[2][3][1][4]
The IUCN conservation status of Orthemis discolor 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]
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References
- 1 2 3 Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Orthemis discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T49254394A49256105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T49254394A49256105.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Orthemis discolor". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Orthemis discolor". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ↑ "Orthemis discolor species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
- Behrstock, Robert A. (2000). "New records of neotropical Odonates on the upper Texas coast with comments on recent temperature increases". Argia. 12 (1): 8–11. ISSN 1061-8503.
- 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
Media related to Orthemis discolor at Wikimedia Commons