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title: "Seaside Dragonlet"
description: "Erythrodiplax berenice — Insetti e ragni. Erythrodiplax berenice, commonly known as the seaside dragonlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/seaside-dragonlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Seaside Dragonlet

> Erythrodiplax berenice — Insetti e ragni. Erythrodiplax berenice, commonly known as the seaside dragonlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Erythrodiplax berenice*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 15267
- Wikidata: [Q145232](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145232)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100391](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100391)

## Names

- en: Seaside Dragonlet
- es: Rayadora de la costa
- fr: Érythrodiplax côtier

## Countries with the most observations

US (12810), MX (509), CA (188), CU (85), BZ (67), KY (64), PR (61), JM (52), HN (41), CW (37), BS (30), AW (23)

## Summary

Erythrodiplax berenice, commonly known as the seaside dragonlet, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found mainly at coastal marshes, mangrove swamps, and alkaline lakes of eastern North America.  It is unique among dragonflies of the western hemisphere in that it can breed in seawater.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrodiplax_berenice

## Photo

![Seaside Dragonlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/seaside-dragonlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aidan Hamilton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/384282894

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/seaside-dragonlet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).