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Helocordulia

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Helocordulia
Helocordulia uhleri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Subfamily: Corduliinae
Genus: Helocordulia
Needham, 1901

Helocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as sundragons.

These are medium-sized odonates, 38–46 mm (1.5–1.8 in) long, dark brown with orange markings. They are confined to eastern USA and Canada where their habitat is clear streams and lakes with sandy bottoms.[1]

Species

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The genus contains only two species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Helocordulia selysii (Hagen in Selys, 1878) Selys's sundragon[3] North America
Helocordulia uhleri (Selys, 1871) Uhler's sundragon[3] North America

References

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  1. ^ Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  3. ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.