Libellula luctuosa

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occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

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National Distribution

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

The species frequents lakes, ponds, and pools in slow streams of all kinds with mud bottoms and often with vegetation, in open and wooded habitats. Common at farm ponds and other created habitats.

Systems

Terrestrial
Freshwater

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Reproduction

Females oviposit exophytically.

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Odonata

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Ware, Jessica

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Libellula luctuosa

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Barcode data: Libellula luctuosa

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.

ATACTTCCTCCTTCATTCACACTTTTACTAGCAAGAAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCAGGAACTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCTCTTGCTGGAGCAATTGCTCATGCAGGTGCTTCAGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCTTTACATCTTGCAGGTGTATCATCTATTCTTGGAGCAATTAATTTCATTACAACAGTAATTAATATAAAGTCACCTGGAATAAAAATAGATCAGATACCATTATTTGTATGGGCAGTAGTAATTACTGCTGTACTATTACTTCTATCATTACCTGTATTAGCAGGTGCTATTACTATACTACTAACAGATCGAAATATTAATACATCATTCTTTGACCCTGCGGGAGGAGGAGATCCCATTTTATATCAACATTTATTCTGATTCTTTGGTCATCCAGAAGTTTACATTTTAATTCTACCAGGGTTTGGTATAATCTCACATATTATTGCTCAAGAAAGAGGAAAAAAGGAAACCTTTGGAGTTCTAGGAATAATTTATGCAATAGTAGCAATTGGAATTTTAGGATTTGTAGTATGAGCTCATCATATATTTACTGTAGGTATAGATGTAGACACTCGAG
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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment

Red List Category

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

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3.1

Year Assessed

2009

Assessor/s

Paulson, D. R.

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Clausnitzer, V. & Kalkman, V. (Odonata Red List Authority)

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Justification

L. luctuosa is common all across North America and in the far west, the species has extended its range northward greatly in recent decades.

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National NatureServe Conservation Status

Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: N5 - Secure

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: N5 - Secure

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NatureServe Conservation Status

Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure

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Trends

Population

L. luctuosa is an abundant and widespread species.

Population Trend

Increasing

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Threats

Major Threats

There are no threats presently affecting this species.

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Management

Conservation Actions

The species is present in many protected areas all across North America. There does not appear to be any further need for conservation measures at this time.

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