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Epitheca princeps

Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.

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Epitheca princeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. princeps
Binomial name
Epitheca princeps
Hagen, 1861

Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.2314

The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca princeps is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.156

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Epitheca princeps:

  • Epitheca princeps princeps Hagen, 1861
  • Epitheca princeps regina (Hagen in Selys, 1871)
References

References

  1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50970816A65836259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50970816A65836259.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Epitheca princeps". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Epitheca princeps". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  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

Further reading

  • Hagen, Hermann (1861). Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a list of the South American species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 4. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.22092.
  • 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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