Calopteryx aequabilis

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	CALOPTERYGIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

Say, 1840

Common Name/s:

English

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River Jewelwing

Taxonomic Notes:

Several described subspecies, none of them very well defined.

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)
Contributor/s:
Justification: C. aequabilis is common all across North America, in many protected areas and there is no indication of any population decline.

Range Description:	This species occurs in eight provinces and one territory in Canada and twenty eight states in the United States of America.
Countries:	Native: Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan); United States (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
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Population:	C. aequabilis is an abundant and widespread species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology:	Found at clear streams of all sizes and rivers with moderate current. Can be common in places on rather tiny wooded streams, as long as there is some sun penetration. Also seen at rocky shores of large lakes in some areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	There are no threats presently affecting this species.

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 and appears no to require any further conservation actions at this time.

Conservation Actions:

The species is present in many federal, state, local, and private reserves and appears no to require any further conservation actions at this time.

Citation:	Paulson, D. R. 2009. Calopteryx aequabilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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