Epitheca princeps

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Epitheca princeps
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. princeps
Binomial name
Epitheca princeps
Hagen, 1861

Epitheca princeps, the prince baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][4][5]

The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca princeps is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[4][6][7]

Subspecies[]

These two subspecies belong to the species Epitheca princeps:

  • Epitheca princeps princeps Hagen, 1861
  • Epitheca princeps regina (Hagen in Selys, 1871)

References[]

  1. ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50970816A65836259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50970816A65836259.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Epitheca princeps Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Epitheca princeps". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ a b "Epitheca princeps Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading[]

  • Hagen, Hermann (1861). Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America with a list of the South American species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 4. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.22092.
  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.

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