Cordulegaster obliqua
{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Arrowhead Spiketail - Cordulegaster obliqua, Colchester Park, Mason Neck, Virginia - 27442522210.jpg
| genus = Cordulegaster
| species = obliqua
| authority = (Say, 1839)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
}}
Cordulegaster 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.
The IUCN conservation status of Cordulegaster obliqua is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.
File:Arrowhead Spiketail - Cordulegaster obliqua, Friendsville, Maryland - 28144690234.jpg
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Cordulegaster obliqua:
- Cordulegaster obliqua fasciata Rambur, 1842
- Cordulegaster obliqua obliqua (Say, 1839)
References
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{{ITIS| taxon=Cordulegaster obliqua| id=102032| accessdate=2019-09-24}}
{{Cite GBIF| title=Cordulegaster obliqua| id=1421186| accessdate=2019-09-24}}
{{Cite web| title=Cordulegaster obliqua species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/18239
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2019-09-24
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{{Cite web
| accessdate = 2019-07-02
| title = Odonata Central
| url = https://www.odonatacentral.org/
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{{Cite web
| accessdate = 2019-07-02
| title = World Odonata List
| date = 2018
| publisher = Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound
| url = https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite journal
| title = A Checklist of North American Odonata including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution
| date = 1999
| last1 = Paulson | first1 = Dennis R.
| last2 = Dunkle | first2 = Sidney W.
| journal = Slater Museum of Natural History, Occasional Paper
| issue = 56
| url = https://www.academia.edu/9550095
}}
- {{Cite thesis
| title = Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae
| date = 2013
| last1 = Kalkman | first1 = V. J.
| publisher = Leiden University
| hdl=1887/22953
| hdl-access=free
| type=PhD
}}
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External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Cordulegaster obliqua}}
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Category:Insects described in 1839
Category:Insects of North America
Category:Taxa named by Thomas Say
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