Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
      Order: Odonata
        Family: Gomphidae
          Genus: Ophiogomphus
            Species: arizonicus

Arizona Snaketail - Ophiogomphus arizonicus

Arizona Snaketail

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Thorax all green except for reduced black shoulder stripes, abdomen striped lengthwise. (Kennedy, 1917; Needham & Westfall, 1955). Larva flat, brown with an oval abdomen.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: SNR

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 3

Number of Mapped Locations: 3

Number of Observations: 3

Observation date range: 06-06-1937 to 08-16-1987

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