Rhionaeschna mutata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Aeshnidae |
Genus: | Rhionaeschna |
Species: | R. mutata |
Binomial name | |
Rhionaeschna mutata (Hagen, 1861) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Rhionaeschna mutata, the spatterdock darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in North America. [2] [3] [1] [4]
Spatterdock darners prefer ponds as their reproductive habitat. Specifically small, heavily vegetated, semi-permanent/ephemeral ponds that are fish-free with wooded riparian edges and sphagnum moss. [5]
The IUCN conservation status of Rhionaeschna mutata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. [1] [6] [7]