Rhionaeschna californica, the California darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4][5] And prefers habitats like lakes, ponds, marshes and stream pools with edge vegetation including many with alkaline water conditions [6] Larvae sustain themselves on a diet of aquatic insects,very small fish and tadpoles. The adult-stage will eat almost any soft-bodied flying insect. [6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Rhionaeschna |
| Species: | R. californica
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| Rhionaeschna californica (Calvert, 1895)
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The IUCN conservation status of Rhionaeschna californica is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[4][7][8]
References edit
- ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Rhionaeschna californica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50967530A65836194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50967530A65836194.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Rhionaeschna californica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Rhionaeschna californica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b "Rhionaeschna californica Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Rhionaeschna californica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b Webmaster, David Ratz. "California Darner - Montana Field Guide". fieldguide.mt.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading edit
- von Ellenrieder, Natalia (2003). "A synopsis of the neotropical species of 'Aeshna' Fabricius: The genus Rhionaeschna Förster (Odonata: Aeshnidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 146 (1): 67–207. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000120.
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
External links edit
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