''Perithemis domitia'', the slough amberwing, is a species of skimmer in the
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
family
Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev ...
. It is found in the
Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
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The IUCN conservation status of ''Perithemis domitia'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.][
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Libellulidae
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Insects described in 1773
Taxa named by Dru Drury
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