Gomphaeschna furcillata explained

Gomphaeschna furcillata^[1] is a dragonfly in the genus Gomphaeschna ("pygmy darners"), in the family Aeshnidae ("darner dragonflies"). A common name for Gomphaeschna furcillata is "harlequin darner".^[2] Gomphaeschna furcillata is found in North America. It is native to Canada and the Continental US.^[3]

The IUCN conservation status of Gomphaeschna furcillata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.^{[4] [5]}

References

• American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
• Garrison, Rosser W. / Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds. (1997). Odonata. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders, 551-580.
• Paulson, Dennis R., and Sidney W. Dunkle (1999). A Checklist of North American Odonata including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution. Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Occasional Paper no. 56, 88.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Gomphaeschna furcillata

Notes and References

1. https://bugguide.net/node/view/10612 bugguide.net
2. http://eol.org/pages/984783/overview Encyclopedia of Life
3. https://www.itis.gov/ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
5. https://www.odonatacentral.org/ Odonata Central, University of Alabama