Somatochlora whitehousei

Somatochlora whitehousei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Somatochlora
Species:	S. whitehousei
Binomial name
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925

Somatochlora whitehousei, or Whitehouse's emerald, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America. ^{[2] [3] [1] [4]}

The IUCN conservation status of Somatochlora whitehousei 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]}

male claspers

References

1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Somatochlora whitehousei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T50978945A65836349. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978945A65836349.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Somatochlora whitehousei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Somatochlora whitehousei". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. "Somatochlora whitehousei 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 .