Cordulegaster sayi Selys, 1854 is a animal in the Cordulegastridae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cordulegaster sayi Selys, 1854

Cordulegaster sayi Selys, 1854

Say's spiketail (Cordulegaster sayi) is a Cordulegastridae dragonfly species endemic to the United States.

Genus
Cordulegaster
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Cordulegaster sayi Selys, 1854

Cordulegaster sayi, which was first described by Selys in 1854, is commonly known as Say's spiketail. It is a dragonfly species belonging to the family Cordulegastridae, and it is endemic to the United States.

Photo: (c) Diana-Terry Hibbitts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diana-Terry Hibbitts · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Cordulegastridae Cordulegaster

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

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