Biology:Phanogomphus militaris

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Phanogomphus militaris
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Phanogomphus
Species:
P. militaris
Binomial name
Phanogomphus militaris
(Hagen in Selys, 1858)

Phanogomphus militaris, the sulphur-tipped clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in central North America.[1][2]

Phanogomphus militaris was recently considered a member of the genus Gomphus, but in 2017 it became a member of the genus Phanogomphus when Phanogomphus was elevated from subgenus to genus rank.[3][4][5]

The IUCN conservation status of Phanogomphus militaris is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018.[1]

pair copulating

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q56164979 entry