Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862) is a animal in the Gomphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862)

Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862)

The rusty snaketail Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis is a stable least-concern clubtail dragonfly found in North America.

Family
Genus
Ophiogomphus
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862)

Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis, commonly called the rusty snaketail, is a clubtail dragonfly species that belongs to the Gomphidae dragonfly family. This species is found in North America. The IUCN has assigned Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis a conservation status of "LC", which stands for least concern. This classification indicates there are no immediate threats to the survival of this species, and its current population is stable.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Gomphidae Ophiogomphus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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