Cannaphila insularis

Cannaphila insularis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Cannaphila
Species:	C. insularis
Binomial name
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889

Cannaphila insularis, the gray-waisted skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the family Libellulidae. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. ^[3]

The IUCN conservation status of Cannaphila insularis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. ^{[1] [6]}

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Cannaphila insularis. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

• Cannaphila insularis funerea(Carpenter, 1897)
• Cannaphila insularis insularisKirby, 1889

References

1. "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
2. "Cannaphila insularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
3. "Cannaphila insularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
4. "Cannaphila insularis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
5. "Cannaphila insularis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
6. "Odonata Central" . Retrieved 2018-03-02.

Further reading

• Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0691113647.
• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN   0-8493-0212-9.
• Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.482.8453 . PMC   4337221 . PMID   25709531.
• Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford Press. ISBN   978-0195112689.
• Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Vol. revised edition. Scientific Publishers. ISBN   0-945417-94-2.
• Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
• Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World . Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN   978-1560989592.
• Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Vol. 111, part. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   3-11-014934-6.{{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)