Ebony Boghaunter | |
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Conservation status | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Family: | Corduliidae |
Genus: | Williamsonia |
Species: | W. fletcheri |
Binomial name | |
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923 |
The Ebony Boghaunter or Fletcher's Dragonfly (Williamsonia fletcheri) is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitat is swamps and bogs.[1]
As the name suggests its body is entirely black or dark-brown except for its green eyes.[1]
It is classed as "endangered" in Massachusetts.[2]