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Tachopteryx thoreyi, commonly known as the gray petaltail and Thorey's grayback, is a species of dragonfly.It is native to the East Coast of the United States as far north as New York, as far south as Florida, and as far west as Texas.
Members of this genus are medium-sized dragonflies with dark bodies and a metallic green lustre. The eyes are brilliant green, and many species have dull to bright yellow markings on the thorax and/or abdomen. The abdomens of males are distinctive, with the first two segments bulbous-shaped, the third constricted, and the rest of the abdomen ...
Somatochlora margarita is native to the two U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana. It is known to inhabit just 12 combined eastern Texas counties and western and central Louisiana parishes . The current known range is northwest of Houston and extends east into central Louisiana, reaching as far as Alexandria, Louisiana .
Dragonflies having simple flaps shed the eggs in water, mostly in flight. Dragonflies having ovipositors use them to puncture soft tissues of plants and place the eggs singly in each puncture they make. [32] [34] [35] [36] Dragonfly nymphs vary in form with species, and are loosely classed into claspers, sprawlers, hiders, and burrowers. [17]
The green darner is a large dragonfly; males grow to 76 mm (3.0 in) in length with a wingspan up to 80 mm (3.1 in). [9] [10] Females oviposit in aquatic vegetation, eggs laid beneath the water surface. Nymphs (naiads) are aquatic carnivores, feeding on insects, tadpoles, and small fish.
Arigomphus is a genus of dragonflies of the Gomphidae family. This group is commonly called the pond clubtails. The species are fairly plain and only the males have the club-shaped abdomen. [1] Unlike other gomphids, they may emerge from artificial ponds. [2] The genus is confined to North America. [1] It contains the following species: [3] [4]
Gomphurus gonzalezi, the Tamaulipan clubtail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. [2] [3] [4] It is found along the lower Rio Grande in the United States, and across the border into Mexico. It is known only in one state in the United States and one state in Mexico (San Luis Potosí). [1]
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are distinguished with dragonflies (Anisoptera) usually being bulkier with large compound eyes together and wings spread up or out at rest, while damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are usually more slender with eyes placed apart and ...