Dythemis nigrescens

Dythemis nigrescens
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Dythemis
Species:	D. nigrescens
Binomial name
Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899

Dythemis nigrescens, the black setwing, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America and North America. ^{[2] [3] [1] [4]}

The IUCN conservation status of Dythemis nigrescens 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]}

Black setwing, Dythemis nigrescens

References

1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Dythemis nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T51273184A80696403. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51273184A80696403.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Dythemis nigrescens'". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Dythemis nigrescens". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. "Dythemis nigrescens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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.

Further reading

• Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl: 1887/22953 .

External links

• Media related to Dythemis nigrescens at Wikimedia Commons