Bar-winged Skimmer
Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837
Bar-winged Skimmer: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/731
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S3 (Watch list)

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Bar-winged Skimmer (Libellula axilena) is a widespread species of king skimmer (genus Libellula) found through much of the southeast. It breeds in slow-flowing wooded streams, sloughs, forest ponds, and similar habitats (Paulson, 2011). It has also been found in temporary pools in Maryland. This species occurs across the state, but is generally uncommon overall (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). It is ranked S3 (watch list) by Maryland DNR. This species is considered S3 (watch list).

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Libellula axilena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
Species:
L. axilena
Binomial name
Libellula axilena
Westwood, 1837

Libellula axilena, the bar-winged skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Libellula axilena 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]

Bar-winged skimmer, Libellula axilena
Bar-winged skimmer, Libellula axilena

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Libellula axilena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51275285A80696398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51275285A80696398.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Libellula axilena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Libellula axilena". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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