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Cordulegaster obliqua

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Cordulegaster obliqua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Cordulegastridae
Genus: Cordulegaster
Species:
C. obliqua
Binomial name
Cordulegaster obliqua
(Say, 1839)

Cordulegaster obliqua, the arrowhead spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the dragonfly family Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America, often in clearings near small rivers and streams. The larvae can be found surviving in streams designated as intermittent, and may live up to 5 years before emerging as an adult in early summer. [2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Cordulegaster obliqua is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

Arrowhead spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Cordulegaster obliqua:

  • Cordulegaster obliqua fasciata Rambur, 1842
  • Cordulegaster obliqua obliqua (Say, 1839)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Cordulegaster obliqua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165072A65830536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165072A65830536.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cordulegaster obliqua". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Cordulegaster obliqua". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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