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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Spiketails (Cordulegastridae) » Cordulegaster » Brown Spiketail (Cordulegaster bilineata)

Species Cordulegaster bilineata - Brown Spiketail

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Brown Spiketail - Cordulegaster bilineata - female Twin-Spotted or Brown Spiketail? - Cordulegaster bilineata Brown spiketail - Cordulegaster bilineata Unknown Odonate - possibly Brown Spiketail? - Cordulegaster bilineata Brown Spiketail - Cordulegaster bilineata - male - female DFlySpiketail_06112017_GH_ - Cordulegaster bilineata Brown Spiketail - Cordulegaster bilineata - male Brown Spiketail - Cordulegaster bilineata - 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 bilineata (Brown Spiketail)
Numbers
One of eight Nearctic species in the genus.
Size
Typically 60-65 mm.
Identification
Green eyes that nearly touch. Brown thorax and abdomen. Yellow triangles (bluntly pointed) on the abdomen. Two lateral thoracic stripes, in yellow, that are equal in width.
Range
Eastern United States, from Michigan south to Arkansas and Mississippi. Not present in New York or New England.
Food
Flying insects.
Remarks
Very similar to Delta-Spotted Spiketail, and some experts believe the Brown Spiketail is a subspecies of the Delta-Spotted.
Print References
(1)
Internet References
Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia

Randy Emmitt Website
Works Cited
1.Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
Sidney W. Dunkle. 2000. Oxford Press.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 21 October, 2004 - 12:38pm

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