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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Snaketails (Ophiogomphus) » Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus)

Species Ophiogomphus carolus - Riffle Snaketail

Classification · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited
Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus - female Ophiogomphus carolus- Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus - male Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) - Ophiogomphus carolus - male Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus - female Riffle Snaketail in northern Ontario - Ophiogomphus carolus - male Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus - male Boreal Snaketail Ophiogomphus colubrinus - Ophiogomphus carolus Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus - male
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 Ophiogomphus (Snaketails)
Species carolus (Riffle Snaketail)
Range
Northeastern USA and southeastern Canada
Habitat
"Swiftly flowing, sandy or rocky streams and rivers"(1)
Season
Mostly June and July
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts
Blair Nikula, Jennifer L. Loose, Matthew R. Burne. 2003. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
Contributed by tom murray on 21 May, 2005 - 8:01pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 14 October, 2018 - 6:28pm

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