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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Snaketails (Ophiogomphus) » Westfall's Snaketail (Ophiogomphus westfalli)

Species Ophiogomphus westfalli - Westfall's Snaketail

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Westfall's Snaketail - Ophiogomphus westfalli - Missouri - Ophiogomphus westfalli - male Westfall's Snaketail - female - Ophiogomphus westfalli - female Dragonfly 052316bsc - Ophiogomphus westfalli Dragonfly 052316bsc - Ophiogomphus westfalli Dragonfly 052316bsc3 - Ophiogomphus westfalli Westfall's Snaketail - Ophiogomphus westfalli - 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 westfalli (Westfall's Snaketail)
Explanation of Names
Ophiogomphus westfalli Cook & Daigle, 1985
Range
endemic to the Interior Highlands (Ozark Plateaus and Ouachita Mountains), in Missouri, Arkansas and southeastern Kansas. (Harp and Trial 2001)
Remarks
considered by Arkansas to be a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) (1)
Print References
Harp, GL and L Trial. 2001. Distribution and Status of Ophiogomphus westfalli (Odonata:Gomphidae) in Missouri and Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 55: 43-50. (PDF)
Internet References
Photos - Greg Lasley
Works Cited
1.Arkansas "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) - 2006
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 15 February, 2007 - 1:34pm
Additional contributions by tom murray, Mike Quinn
Last updated 7 April, 2016 - 6:23pm

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