Ophiogomphus mainensis

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Ophiogomphus mainensis, the Maine snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
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Ophiogomphus mainensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Ophiogomphus
Species:
O. mainensis
Binomial name
Ophiogomphus mainensis
Packard in Walsh, 1863
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The IUCN conservation status of Ophiogomphus mainensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[5][6]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Ophiogomphus mainensis:

  • Ophiogomphus mainensis fastigiatus Donnelly, 1987 i c g
  • Ophiogomphus mainensis mainensis Packard, 1863 i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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