Acanthagrion quadratum, or Mexican wedgetail, is a pond damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It was first described by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1876.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mexican Wedgetail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acanthagrion trilobatum
- Acanthagrion lancea
- Xiphiagrion cyanomelas
- Enallagma divagans
- Homeoura chelifera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus
- Acanthagrion
- Species
- Acanthagrion quadratum
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