Galapagos Species Database

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Rhionaeschna galapagoensis (Currie, 1901)

The Galapagos Darner

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Odonata

Suborder
Anisoptera

Superfamily
Aesnoidea

Family
Aeshnidae

Genus
Rhionaeschna

Species
galapagoensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Aeshna galapagoensis Currie, 1901;

Origin: Endemic

Status

Endangered

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz.

References

  • Cordero-Rivera, A. Encalada, A. C., Sánchez-Guillén, R. A., Santolamazza-Carbone, S., & Von Ellenrieder, N. (2016) The status of Rhionaeschna galapagoensis (Currie, 1901) with notes on its biology and a description of its ultimate instar larva (Odonata, Aeshnidae). Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 39(1), 45-63.
  • Peck, S.B. (1992) The dragonflies and damselflies of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Insecta: Odonata). Psyche 99(4): 309-321.

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