Francais | English | Espanõl

Cordulegastridae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search
iCordulegastridae
Image:Spiketail.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Hexapoda
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Cordulegastridae
Genera

The Cordulegastridae are a family of Odonata (dragonflies) from the suborder Anisoptera. Some vernacular names for the species of this family are spiketails and biddies. They have a large brown or black body with yellow markings. They can be found along small, clear, woodland streams, flying slowly 30 to 70 cm above the water. When disturbed, however, they can fly very rapidly. It is a small group: for instance, all species in the United States belong to the genus Cordulegaster.

Image:Roseate Skimmer.jpg This article related to members of the order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
de:Quelljungfern

fr:Cordulegastridae lt:Kordulegastrai

Personal tools