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Grappletail

Octogomphus specularis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Gomphidae

Octogomphus, the grappletail, is a genus of club-tailed dragonflies found in North America, containing the single species Octogomphus specularis. The Grappletail, not seen in British Columbia for 40 years, was re-discovered by citizen scientists in July 2020, during a hike in Davis Lake Provincial Park, near Mission, B. C.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 537Canada · 16