Argia vivida

Argia vivida, the vivid dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] It is the state insect of Nevada.[5]

Argia vivida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia
Species:
A. vivida
Binomial name
Argia vivida
Hagen in Selys, 1865

The IUCN conservation status of Argia vivida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' population. The population is stable.[6][7]

Vivid dancer, Argia vivida
Vivid dancer, Argia vivida

References

  1. "Argia vivida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. "Argia vivida species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. "Argia vivida". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. "Argia vivida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. Vogellas, Ed (2009-05-04). "It's official: Vivid dancer damselfly is state's insect". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  6. "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-28.

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.


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