Cordulegaster diadema
Species of dragonfly
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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.[3] 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.[3] The first proximal segment of the legs are yellow. The thorax has two lateral stripes with a yellow stripe between them.
| Cordulegaster diadema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Cordulegastroidea |
| Family: | Cordulegastridae |
| Genus: | Cordulegaster |
| Species: | C. diadema |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordulegaster diadema | |
