| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | INSECTA | ODONATA | PETALURIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Tachopteryx thoreyi | |||
| Species Authority: | (Hagen in Selys, 1856) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Assessor/s: | Paulson, D. R. |
| Reviewer/s: | Clausnitzer, V. & Kalkman, V. (Odonata Red List Authority) |
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Justification: T. thoreyi is a reasonably widespread and locally common species throughout its range, including occurring within protected areas, and there is no indication of any population decline. |
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| Range Description: | This species is found throughout the United States of America. |
| Countries: |
Native:
United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
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| Population: | T. thoreyi is locally common in many populations. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | The species occurs in shallow, mucky seeps in forested areas, flat or on hillside and associated with either streams or ponds; also sedge-covered fens in Ozarks, central United States of America. Breeding habitat ranges from open woodland to pine Flatwoods. Larva is found in soft sediments beneath decaying vegetation, usually dead leaves, in or at edge of shallow water in seeps or stream margins. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | There are no threats presently affecting this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species is present in many federal, state, local, and private reserves; no further conservation measures are apparently required. |
| Citation: | Paulson, D. R. 2009. Tachopteryx thoreyi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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