Orthemis discolor
Male, Guatemala
Female, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthemis
Species:
O. discolor
Binomial name
Orthemis discolor
(Burmeister, 1839)

Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae.[2][3][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Orthemis discolor is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[3][5][6]

Carmine skimmer, Orthemis discolor
Carmine skimmer, Orthemis discolor

References

  1. ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Orthemis discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T49254394A49256105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T49254394A49256105.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Orthemis discolor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. 1 2 "Orthemis discolor Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  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.

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