Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863 is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863

Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863

The Maine snaketail Ophiogomphus mainensis is a stable, least concern clubtail dragonfly species found in North America.

Family
Genus
Ophiogomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863

Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863, commonly called the Maine snaketail, is a clubtail dragonfly species that belongs to the dragonfly family Gomphidae. This species is native to North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed Ophiogomphus mainensis as "LC" (least concern), meaning there is no immediate threat to the species' survival. Its current population is stable.

Photo: (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Ophiogomphus

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

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