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Green Snaketail

Ophiogomphus cecilia

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Gomphidae

Ophiogomphus cecilia, the green snaketail, green gomphid, or green club-tailed dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. Description The only snaketail in Europe; resembles a large clubtail in general coloration and river habitat, but the 'front-end' is vivid apple green in mature individuals and the male appendages are short. It is the largest of the Gomphidae apart from Bladetail, with green eyes and 'face, and green thorax with thin black lines on top and side, the latter similar to those on Yellow Clubtail and Western Clubtail; at the base of abdomen the green is…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 920Netherlands · 434Switzerland · 295France · 15Italy · 10