Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897 is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897

Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897

Ophiogomphus carolus, the riffle snaketail, is a stable North American clubtail dragonfly classified as least concern by IUCN.

Family
Genus
Ophiogomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897

Ophiogomphus carolus, commonly called the riffle snaketail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly that belongs to the dragonfly family Gomphidae. This species can be found in North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of Ophiogomphus carolus as "LC" (least concern), meaning there is no immediate threat to the survival of the species. Its current population is stable.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Ophiogomphus

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

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