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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Pygmy Darners (Gomphaeschna)

Genus Gomphaeschna - Pygmy Darners

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Pygmy Darner - Gomphaeschna antilope - female Harlequin Darner - Gomphaeschna furcillata - male taper-tailed darner - Gomphaeschna antilope - male unknown dragonfly - Gomphaeschna furcillata Dragonfly - Gomphaeschna furcillata Taper-tailed Darner - Gomphaeschna antilope - female Harlequin darner or taper-tailed darner? - Gomphaeschna furcillata Gomphaeschna furcillata? - Gomphaeschna furcillata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Aeshnidae (Darners)
Genus Gomphaeschna (Pygmy Darners)
Other Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Scientific Names
Numbers
Dunkle, p. 40, lists two species: Harlequin Darner, G. furcillata,and Taper-tailed Darner, G. antilope. (1)
Print References
Dunkle, pp. 40-41, plate 3 (1)
Dunkle, pp. 34-36 (2)
Works Cited
1.Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
Sidney W. Dunkle. 2000. Oxford Press.
2.Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas
Sidney W. Dunkle. 1989. Scientific Publishers.
Contributed by Cotinis on 30 January, 2005 - 2:11pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2
Last updated 25 February, 2006 - 3:36pm

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