Zoraena obliqua
Species of dragonfly
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Cordulegastroidea |
| Family: | Cordulegastridae |
| Genus: | Zoraena |
| Species: | Z. obliqua |
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| Zoraena obliqua (Say, 1840) | |
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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)
