Zoraena obliqua
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Cordulegastroidea |
| Family: | Cordulegastridae |
| Genus: | Zoraena |
| Species: | Z. obliqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Zoraena obliqua (Say, 1840) | |
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Zoraena obliqua, the arrowhead spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the dragonfly family Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America, often in clearings near small rivers and streams. The larvae can be found surviving in streams designated as intermittent, and may live up to 5 years before emerging as an adult in early summer.[2][3][1][4]
The IUCN conservation status of this species is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to this species:
- Zoraena obliqua fasciata Rambur, 1842
- Zoraena obliqua obliqua (Say, 1839)
References
- 1 2 3 Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Cordulegaster obliqua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T165072A65830536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165072A65830536.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Zoraena obliqua (Say, 1840)". Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Abbott, J. C. (2026). "OdonataCentral: An online resource for the distribution and identification of Odonata". Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Zoraena obliqua species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
Further reading
- Paulson, Dennis R.; Dunkle, Sidney W. (1999). "A Checklist of North American Odonata including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution". Slater Museum of Natural History, Occasional Paper (56).
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