Aphylla protracta (Hagen, 1859) is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aphylla protracta (Hagen, 1859)

Aphylla protracta (Hagen, 1859)

Aphylla protracta, the narrow-striped forceptail, is a stable least-concern clubtail dragonfly found in North and Central America.

Family
Genus
Aphylla
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Aphylla protracta (Hagen, 1859)

Aphylla protracta, commonly called the narrow-striped forceptail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly that belongs to the dragonfly family Gomphidae. This species can be found in Central America and North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed Aphylla protracta as a species of least concern, with the conservation status code "LC". There are no immediate threats to the survival of this species, and its current population is stable.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Aphylla

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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