Argia sedula, the blue-ringed dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Central America and North America.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Argia |
Species: | A. sedula
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Binomial name | |
Argia sedula (Hagen, 1861)
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The IUCN conservation status of Argia sedula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the survival of the species. The population is stable.[4][5]
It appears that Argia sedula is particularly affected by global warming, which is causing the size of individuals to vary depending on location and climate fluctuations.[6]
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References
edit- ^ "Argia sedula Species Information". BugGuide.net. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b "Argia sedula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Argia sedula Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Archived from the original on 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Environmental effects on wing shape and wing size of Argia sedula". Worldwide Dragonfly Association. doi:10.1080/13887890.2018.1523752. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. Bibcode:2015ZooK..482...67B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.
- Westfall, Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (1996). Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-93-4.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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