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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Emeralds (Corduliidae) » Sundragons (Helocordulia) » Uhler's Sundragon (Helocordulia uhleri)

Species Helocordulia uhleri - Uhler's Sundragon

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Habitat · See Also · Internet References
Helocordulia uhleri (Uhler's Sundragon) - Helocordulia uhleri Uhler's Sundragon - Helocordulia uhleri - female A Baskettail innit? But none match... - Helocordulia uhleri - male Dragonfly - Helocordulia uhleri Mating Dragonflies - Helocordulia uhleri - male - female Uhler's Sundragon - Helocordulia uhleri - female Helocordulia uhleri? - Helocordulia uhleri - female Dragonfly ID please - Helocordulia uhleri
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Corduliidae (Emeralds)
Genus Helocordulia (Sundragons)
Species uhleri (Uhler's Sundragon)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Helocordulia uhleri (Selys, 1871)
Explanation of Names
Presumably named for American entomologist Philip Reese Uhler (1835-1913).
Size
length 41-46 mm
Habitat
typically near small streams in forests, sometimes lakes (Odonata Central)
See Also
Helocordulia selysii - Selys' Sundragon
Internet References
Odonata Central--Uhler's Sundragon (dead link)
Contributed by tom murray on 21 May, 2005 - 1:18pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 4 April, 2022 - 8:55am

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