Rhionaeschna mutata

Rhionaeschna mutata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Rhionaeschna
Species:
R. mutata
Binomial name
Rhionaeschna mutata
(Hagen, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Aeshna mutata Hagen, 1861

Rhionaeschna mutata, the spatterdock darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in North America.

Spatterdock darners prefer ponds as their reproductive habitat. Specifically small, heavily vegetated, semi-permanent/ephemeral ponds that are fish-free with wooded riparian edges and sphagnum moss.

The IUCN conservation status of Rhionaeschna mutata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Rhionaeschna mutata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50967632A65836204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50967632A65836204.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Rhionaeschna mutata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Rhionaeschna mutata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ↑ Schilling, Emily Gaenzle; Lawrenz, Ron; Kundel, Holly (July 2019). "An Assessment of the Geographic Distribution and Status of a Rare Dragonfly, Rhionaeschna mutata, at the Northwestern Edge of Its Range". Northeastern Naturalist. 26 (3): 523–536. doi:10.1656/045.026.0305. ISSN 1092-6194. S2CID 199640195.
  5. ↑ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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