Biology:Cordulegaster diadema
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Short description: Species of dragonfly
| Cordulegaster diadema | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Cordulegastridae |
| Genus: | Cordulegaster |
| Species: | C. diadema
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| Binomial name | |
| Cordulegaster diadema Sélys, 1868 [2]
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Cordulegaster diadema, commonly known as the Apache spiketail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. The mature adult is usually 74-88 millimeters long.[3] It ranges from southwestern United States to Mexico and Costa Rica. The back of the head is yellow to brown with yellow to black hairs, though some have been reported with a black head with white hairs.[3] The first proximal segment of the legs are yellow. The thorax has two lateral stripes with a yellow stripe between them.
References
- ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Cordulegaster diadema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T164951A80682387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164951A80682387.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164951/80682387. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Cordulegaster diadema Selys, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102033. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Needham, James G.; Westfall, Minter J. (1954). A Manual of the Dragonflies of North America. University of California Press. ISBN 0520029135.
Wikidata ☰ Q2158608 entry
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