Celithemis ornata

Celithemis ornata, known generally as the ornate pennant or faded pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Celithemis ornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Celithemis
Species:
C. ornata
Binomial name
Celithemis ornata
(Rambur, 1842)

The IUCN conservation status of Celithemis ornata 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]

Ornate pennant, Celithemis ornata
Ornate pennant, Celithemis ornata

References

  1. "Celithemis ornata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Celithemis ornata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Celithemis ornata Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. "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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.