Brachymesia furcata
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Brachymesia |
Species: | B. furcata
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Binomial name | |
Brachymesia furcata (Hagen, 1861)
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Brachymesia furcata, the red-tailed pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3][4]
The IUCN conservation status of Brachymesia furcata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[3][5][6]
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References
- ^ "Brachymesia furcata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachymesia furcata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ a b "Brachymesia furcata Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachymesia furcata 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
- 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 Brachymesia furcata at Wikimedia Commons