Erythrodiplax berenice

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Erythrodiplax berenice
Seaside Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax berenice) (33573395164).jpg
male
Seaside Dragonlet female.jpg
female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Erythrodiplax
Species:
E. berenice
Binomial name
Erythrodiplax berenice
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Erythrodiplax berenice ssp. naeva (Hagen, 1861)
  • Libellula berenice Drury, 1773
  • Libellula histrio Burmeister, 1839

Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773), commonly known as the Seaside Dragonlet, is a dragonfly of the genus Erythrodiplax found mainly in salt marshes of the eastern United States.[2] It is unique among dragonflies of the western hemisphere in that it can breed in seawater.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paulson, D. R. (2018). "Erythrodiplax berenice". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T49254470A65836144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T49254470A65836144.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Seaside Dragonlet". University of Alabama.
  3. ^ Dunkle, Sidney (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511268-9.