Royal River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842
Royal River Cruiser: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/693
Synonyms
Tags
S3 (Watch list)

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Status

Royal River Cruiser (Macromia taeniolata) is the largest species of the genus in North America. This stately dragonfly is generally found along rivers and larger creeks, but may also sometimes breed in shallow lakes or reservoirs. The areas favored generally have relatively slow current (Paulson, 2011). Males patrol habitat along the banks most of the day (Dunkle, 2000). This species is recorded primarily from the piedmont and coastal plain regions of Maryland, with one additional county of the ridge-and-valley. It is ranked as S3 (watch list) in Maryland.

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Royal river cruiser
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Macromiidae
Genus: Macromia
Species:
M. taeniolata
Binomial name
Macromia taeniolata
Rambur, 1842

Macromia taeniolata, the royal river cruiser is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae.[1] It is a long, slender insect with bright green eyes and a dark brown body with yellow stripes. The sexes are alike.[2] It is found along large streams and rivers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b Beaton, Giff (2007). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0-8203-2795-6.


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