Sympetrum signiferum, known generally as the spot-winged meadowhawk or balsam, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][1][4]
Sympetrum signiferum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Sympetrum |
Species: | S. signiferum
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Binomial name | |
Sympetrum signiferum Cannings & Garrison, 1991
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The IUCN conservation status of Sympetrum signiferum is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Sympetrum signiferum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51292283A80681449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51292283A80681449.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Sympetrum signiferum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sympetrum signiferum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sympetrum signiferum species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "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
edit- 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
edit- Media related to Sympetrum signiferum at Wikimedia Commons