Protoneura cara, the orange-striped threadtail, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, superfamily Coenagrionoidea. It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4][5]

Protoneura cara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Protoneura
Species:
P. cara
Binomial name
Protoneura cara
Calvert, 1903

The IUCN conservation status of Protoneura cara is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[4][6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Protoneura cara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51364534A80696077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364534A80696077.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Protoneura cara Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Protoneura cara". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ a b "Protoneura cara Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  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 edit

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.