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| Seaside dragonlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Erythrodiplax |
| Species: | E. berenice
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| Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773)
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Erythrodiplax berenice, commonly known as the seaside dragonlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found mainly at coastal marshes, mangrove swamps, alkaline lakes of eastern North America.[2][3] It is unique among dragonflies of the western hemisphere in that it can breed in seawater.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Paulson, D. R. (2018). "Erythrodiplax berenice". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T49254470A65836144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T49254470A65836144.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Seaside Dragonlet". University of Alabama. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ Lam, Ed (2024). Dragonflies of North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-23287-4.
- ^ Dunkle, Sidney (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511268-9.
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