Species Cordulegaster diastatops - Delta-Spotted Spiketail

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Delta-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops - female

Delta-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops

Delta-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops - male

Oviposition - Cordulegaster diastatops - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)

Genus Cordulegaster

Species diastatops (Delta-Spotted Spiketail)

Numbers

One of eight species in the genus.

Size

Average size 60 mm.

Identification

Green eyes that almost touch. Dark thorax with two or three yellow lateral thoracic stripes. Abdomen dark with yellow triangular spots.

Range

Northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. As far south as West Virginia and Maryland.

Food

Flying insects.

Print References

(1)

Internet References

Winds of Kansas

Dragonhunter Website

Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America By Sidney W. Dunkle

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 21 October, 2004 - 11:00am

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