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Erythrodiplax berenice

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Seaside dragonlet
Male (top) and female (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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, commonly known as the seaside dragonlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found mainly at coastal marshes, mangrove swamps, alkaline lakes of eastern North America.[2][3] It is unique among dragonflies of the western hemisphere in that it can breed in seawater.[4]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ^ Lam, Ed (2024). Dragonflies of North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691232874.
  4. ^ Dunkle, Sidney (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511268-9.


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