Brachymesia furcata

Brachymesia furcata, the red-tailed pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Brachymesia furcata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Brachymesia
Species:
B. furcata
Binomial name
Brachymesia furcata
(Hagen, 1861)

The IUCN conservation status of Brachymesia furcata 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]

Red-tailed pennant, Brachymesia furcata

References

  1. "Brachymesia furcata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Brachymesia furcata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Brachymesia furcata 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.


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