Black-shouldered Spinyleg

Dromogomphus spinosus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae

Dromogomphus spinosus, the black-shouldered spinyleg, is a species of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. Like other spinylegs, D. spinosus have long spines on their legs that help in the capture of prey.

Distribution

Black-shouldered Spinyleg — (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 3,077Canada · 872

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionDromogomphus spinosus, Wikipedia contributors

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