Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868 is a animal in the Aeshnidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868

Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868

Gynacantha mexicana (the bar-sided darner) is a stable Aeshnidae dragonfly found across the Americas, listed as IUCN least concern.

Family
Genus
Gynacantha
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868

Gynacantha mexicana, commonly known as the bar-sided darner, is a species of darner dragonfly belonging to the family Aeshnidae. This species can be found in Central America, North America, and South America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified Gynacantha mexicana as "LC" (least concern), meaning there is no immediate threat to the survival of the species. Its population is currently stable, and the IUCN conservation assessment for this species was last reviewed in 2017.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Aeshnidae Gynacantha

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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