Epitheca costalis

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Epitheca costalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Epitheca
Species:
E. costalis
Binomial name
Epitheca costalis
(Selys, 1871)
Synonyms [2]
  • Tetragoneuria williamsoni (Muttkowski, 1911)

Epitheca costalis, known generally as the slender baskettail or stripe-winged baskettail, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The IUCN conservation status of Epitheca costalis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. [4] [6] [7]

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References

  1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Epitheca costalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T50970469A80681424. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50970469A80681424.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Epitheca costalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Epitheca costalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. 1 2 "Epitheca costalis Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 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.

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