Cordulegaster diadema
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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
- ^ "Cordulegaster diadema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- ^ "Cordulegaster diadema Selys, 1868". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Needham, James G.; Westfall, Minter J. (1954). A Manual of the Dragonflies of North America. University of California Press. ISBN 0520029135.
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