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Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)

Common Skimmer

Arid zone; May; record based on one adult male taken in 1992 at lagoons west of Villamil

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Odonata

Suborder
Anisoptera

Superfamily
Libelluloidea

Family
Libellulidae

Genus
Erythemis

Species
vesiculosa

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Isabela.

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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