Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922 is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922

Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922

Martha's pennant (Celithemis martha) is a North American skimmer dragonfly with a stable, least-concern population.

Family
Genus
Celithemis
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922

Celithemis martha, commonly called Martha's pennant, is a skimmer species belonging to the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It can be found in North America. This species is named to honor entomologist Martha Wadsworth. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists Celithemis martha with a conservation status of "LC", or least concern. This classification means there is no immediate threat to the survival of this species. Its overall population is currently stable. The IUCN conservation status assessment for this species was last reviewed in 2017.

Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Celithemis

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