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Epitheca sepia

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

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Epitheca sepia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. sepia
Binomial name
Epitheca sepia
(Gloyd, 1933)

Epitheca sepia, the sepia baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.2345 It is found in North America.2

The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca sepia is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.16

Sepia baskettail, Epitheca sepia source ↗
References

References

  1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca sepia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50978648A80696257. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978648A80696257.en. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Epitheca sepia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Epitheca sepia (Gloyd, 1933)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Epitheca sepia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. "Epitheca sepia Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Further reading

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.
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