Family Cordulegastridae - Spiketails

Classification · Numbers

Pacific Spiketail - Cordulegaster dorsalis

Delta-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)

Numbers

nine species in one genus listed at The Odonata of North America

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 21 October, 2004 - 10:33am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 8:52am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version