Erythrodiplax berenice

Species of dragonfly

Seaside dragonlet

Male (top) and female (bottom)

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific 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.

Taxon identifiers

Erythrodiplax berenice|

* Wikidata: Q145232
* ADW: Erythrodiplax_berenice
* BioLib: 226761
* BugGuide: 3826
* CoL: 3BDQC
* EoL: 2763693
* GBIF: 1428980
* iNaturalist: 100391
* IRMNG: 10426759
* ITIS: 101873
* IUCN: 49254470
* NatureServe: 2.116578
* Observation.org: 92399
* Open Tree of Life: 3010333
* WoRMS: 874583

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