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Species Cordulegaster sayi - Say's Spiketail

Say's Spiketail - Cordulegaster sayi - female

Say's Spiketail - Cordulegaster sayi - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Cordulegastridae (Spiketails)

Genus Cordulegaster

Species sayi (Say's Spiketail)

Explanation of Names

Cordulegaster sayi Selys, 1854

sayi = named after Thomas Say, a prominent American entomologist and naturalist of the early 19th century

Contributed by Cotinis on 19 February, 2006 - 8:17pm
Additional contributions by PaleoJon
Last updated 17 April, 2021 - 2:29am

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