Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858 is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858

Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858

Straight-tipped ringtail Erpetogomphus elaps is a stable least-concern gomphid dragonfly found in Central America.

Family
Genus
Erpetogomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858

Erpetogomphus elaps, commonly called the straight-tipped ringtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly that belongs to the dragonfly family Gomphidae. This species is found in Central America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed Erpetogomphus elaps as least concern, marked with the conservation status code "LC". There are no immediate threats to the survival of this species, and its population is currently stable.

Photo: (c) Erland Refling Nielsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Erpetogomphus

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

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