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Species Hylogomphus abbreviatus - Spine-crowned Clubtail

Spine-crowned Clubtail - Hylogomphus abbreviatus - male

Spine-crowned Clubtail - Hylogomphus abbreviatus - female

Mustached or Spine-crowned Clubtails? - Hylogomphus abbreviatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Gomphidae (Clubtails)

Genus Hylogomphus

Species abbreviatus (Spine-crowned Clubtail)

See Also

Mustached clubtail, Hylogomphus adelphus for differences between the two species.

Contributed by tom murray on 21 May, 2005 - 6:46pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 1 July, 2020 - 3:39pm

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