Rhionaeschna variegata
| Rhionaeschna variegata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Rhionaeschna |
| Species: | R. variegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhionaeschna variegata (Fabricius, 1775)
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Rhionaeschna variegata is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae found in South America. It is the southernmost known species of odonate in the world and the only species found on Tierra del Fuego.[2]: 60 [3]: 100 It is assessed as a least-concern species on the IUCN Red List. It is found in the region of the Andes along the length of Argentina and much of Chile.[1]
References
- ^ a b Lozano, F.; Muzón, J. (2020). "Rhionaeschna variegata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T119627057A119636635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T119627057A119636635.en. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ Garrison, Rosser W.; Ellenrieder, Natalia von; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World: An Illustrated and Annotated Key to the Anisoptera. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8446-7.
- ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2003). "A synopsis of the Neotropical species of 'Aeshna' Fabricius: the genus Rhionaeschna Förster (Odonata: Aeshnidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 146 (1): 67–207. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000120. ISSN 0040-7496.