Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890 is a animal in the Libellulidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890

Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890

Macrothemis imitans, the ivory-striped sylph, is a stable least-concern skimmer dragonfly found across the Americas.

Family
Genus
Macrothemis
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890

Macrothemis imitans, commonly known as the ivory-striped sylph, is a species of skimmer dragonfly that belongs to the family Libellulidae. This species is distributed across Central America, North America, and South America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed Macrothemis imitans with a conservation status of "LC", which stands for least concern, indicating there are no immediate threats to the survival of the species. Its overall population is currently stable. The IUCN conservation assessment for this species was last reviewed in 2016.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Libellulidae Macrothemis

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