Somatochlora whitehousei

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]

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

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.