Argia vivida
Appearance
Argia vivida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Argia |
Species: | A. vivida
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Binomial name | |
Argia vivida Hagen in Selys, 1865
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Argia vivida, the vivid dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] It is the state insect of Nevada.[5]
The IUCN conservation status of Argia vivida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' population. The population is stable.[6][7]
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References
- ^ a b "Argia vivida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Argia vivida species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Argia vivida". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Argia vivida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ Vogellas, Ed (2009-05-04). "It's official: Vivid dancer damselfly is state's insect". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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.
External links
Media related to Argia vivida at Wikimedia Commons