Cordulegaster diadema, commonly known as the Apache spiketail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. The mature adult is usually 74-88 millimeters long. It ranges from southwestern United States to Mexico and Costa Rica. The back of the head is yellow to brown with yellow to black hairs, though some have been reported with a black head with white hairs. The first proximal segment of the legs are yellow. The thorax has two lateral stripes with a yellow stripe between them.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Apache Spiketail 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
- Zoraena erronea
- Anotogaster sieboldii
- Anotogaster kuchenbeiseri
- Cordulegaster heros
- Cordulegaster picta
- Thecagaster bidentata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Cordulegastridae
- Genus
- Cordulegaster
- Species
- Cordulegaster diadema
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