Nannothemis

Nannothemis, the Elfin Skimmer, is a genus in the dragonfly family Libellulidae containing one species, N. bella.[1][2][3][4][5] It is native to the eastern United States and Canada, and is the smallest dragonfly in North America.[6] Males are powdery blue, while females are black and yellow, resembling a wasp.[7]

Nannothemis bella, female

Nannothemis
Nannothemis bella, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Nannothemis
Brauer, 1868
Species:
N. bella
Binomial name
Nannothemis bella
(Uhler, 1857)

References
  1. "Nannothemis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Nannothemis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. "Elfin Skimmer". Maryland Biodviersity Project. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. "Nannothemis bella". Wisconsin Odonata Survey. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

Further reading
  • Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
  • Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014934-0.
  • Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-94-1.
  • 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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