Gynacantha nervosa, the twilight darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[2][3][1][4]

Gynacantha nervosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Gynacantha
Species:
G. nervosa
Binomial name
Gynacantha nervosa
Rambur, 1842

The IUCN conservation status of Gynacantha nervosa is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

Twilight darner, Gynacantha nervosa
Twilight darner, Gynacantha nervosa

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Gynacantha nervosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165050A80689618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165050A80689618.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Gynacantha nervosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Gynacantha nervosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  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 edit

  • 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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