Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Rhinocypha uenoi (Rhinocypha uenoi), recorded as Endangered
Rhinocypha uenoi (Rhinocypha uenoi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Rhinocypha uenoi

Rhinocypha uenoi

Rhinocypha uenoi is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae (order Odonata), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Rhinocypha uenoi
Taxonomy
Insecta · Odonata · Chlorocyphidae · Rhinocypha

The dragonfly or damselfly

Dragonflies and damselflies are aerial predators as adults and aquatic predators as nymphs. Both stages need unpolluted water.

An insect has six legs and, in winged forms, one or two pairs of wings. Most named species in this catalog are known from a type series and a locality, not from a popular field guide.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Japan, only known to be found on Iriomote Island.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

Rhinocypha uenoi are a very endangered species.

Rhinocypha uenoi is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Rhinocypha uenoi — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1309650. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Rhinocypha uenoi?
Rhinocypha uenoi is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae (order Odonata).
What is the conservation status of Rhinocypha uenoi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhinocypha uenoi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Rhinocypha uenoi live?
It is endemic to Japan, only known to be found on Iriomote Island.
Why is Rhinocypha uenoi in crisis?
Rhinocypha uenoi are a very endangered species.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rhinocypha uenoi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Rhinocypha uenoi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.