Idiataphe cubensis, the metallic pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.[2][3][1][4]

Idiataphe cubensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Idiataphe
Species:
I. cubensis
Binomial name
Idiataphe cubensis
(Scudder, 1866)

The IUCN conservation status of Idiataphe cubensis 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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Idiataphe cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51274385A80697378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51274385A80697378.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Idiataphe cubensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Idiataphe cubensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  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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