Boyeria

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Boyeria
Fawn Darner, 17th Tosorontio Side Rd, Adjala-Tosorontio, ON, CA imported from iNaturalist photo 86706039.jpg
Fawn darner (Boyeria vinosa) in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Boyeria
McLachlan, 1896

Boyeria is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, commonly called spotted darners. They occur in temperate North America and Eurasia. [1]

The name Boyeria commemorates the French entomologist Etienne Laurent Joseph Hippolyte Boyer de Fonscolombe [2]

The genus contains the following seven described species: [3]

References

  1. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-12281-6.
  2. Berger, Cynthia (2004). Dragonflies: Wild Guide . Stackpole Books. ISBN   0-8117-2971-0.
  3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  4. Boudot, J.-P. (2010). "Boyeria cretensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T60307A12341708. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T60307A12341708.en .
  5. 1 2 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  6. "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.