Erythrodiplax berenice

Seaside dragonlet
Male (top) and female (bottom)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Erythrodiplax
Species:	E. berenice
Binomial name
Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
Erythrodiplax berenice ssp. naeva(Hagen, 1861) Libellula bereniceDrury, 1773 Libellula histrioBurmeister, 1839

Erythrodiplax berenice, commonly known as the seaside dragonlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found mainly at coastal marshes, mangrove swamps, alkaline lakes of eastern North America. ^{[2] [3]} It is unique among dragonflies of the western hemisphere in that it can breed in seawater. ^[4]

References

1. Paulson, D. R. (2018). "Erythrodiplax berenice". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T49254470A65836144. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T49254470A65836144.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Seaside Dragonlet". University of Alabama. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
3. Lam, Ed (2024). Dragonflies of North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-23287-4.
4. Dunkle, Sidney (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-511268-9.