Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Purple Skimmer
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
The species is found in clear sandy lakes
and ponds
with little aquatic
vegetation but with a shoreline
belt
of tall maidencane (Panicum
hemitomon) and/or sedges and St
. John's Wort (Hypericum).
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Libellulidae
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Subfamily:
Libellulinae
()
- Genus:
Libellula
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
jesseana
- Williamson, 1922
- Scientific name: - Libellula jesseana Williamson, 1922
- Specific name:
jesseana
- Williamson, 1922
- Genus:
Libellula
(
- Subfamily:
Libellulinae
(
- Family:
Libellulidae
(
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
(
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Similar Species
Members of the genus Libellula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. auripennis (Golden-Winged Skimmer) · L. axilena (Bar-Winged Skimmer) · L. comanche (Comanche Skimmer) · L. composita (Bleached Skimmer) · L. croceipennis (Neon Skimmer) · L. cyanea (Spangled Skimmer) · L. deplanata (Blue Corporal) · L. exusta (White Corporal) · L. flavida (Yellow-Sided Skimmer) · L. forensis (Eight-Spotted Skimmer) · L. incesta (Slaty Skimmer) · L. jesseana (Purple Skimmer) · L. julia (Chalk-Fronted Corporal) · L. luctuosa (Widow Skimmer) · L. lydia (Common Whitetail) · L. needhami (Needham's Skimmer) · L. nodisticta (Hoary Skimmer) · L. pontica (Red Chaser) · L. pulchella (Twelve-Spotted Skimmer) · L. quadrimaculata (Four-Spotted Skimmer) · L. saturata (Firecracker Skimmer) · L. semifasciata (Painted Skimmer) · L. subornata (Desert Whitetail) · L. vibrans (Great Blue Skimmer)
More Info
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Further Reading
- A handbook of the dragonflies of North America, by James G. Needham and Hortense Butler Heywood, assisted by specialists in certain groups. Sringfield, Ill., Baltimore, Md., C.C. Thomas, 1929. url p. 223.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url , , , p. 169, p. 17, p. 77.
Notes
Contributors
- Abbott, J.C. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Odonata Specialist Group 1996. Libellula jesseana. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Libellula jesseana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2633749
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-5711
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 101912
- IUCN ID: 219397
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO45220
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6962
Footnotes
- Paulson, D. R. 2009. Libellula jesseana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
