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Epitheca stella

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

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Epitheca stella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. stella
Binomial name
Epitheca stella
(Williamson in Muttkowski, 1911)

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

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

References

References

  1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca stella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50978676A80694397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978676A80694397.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Epitheca stella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. "Epitheca stella". 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

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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