Macromia taeniolata
Appearance
Royal river cruiser | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Macromiidae |
Genus: | Macromia |
Species: | M. taeniolata
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Binomial name | |
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842
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Macromia taeniolata, the royal river cruiser is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae.[1] It is a long, slender insect with bright green eyes and a dark brown body with yellow stripes. The sexes are alike.[2] It is found along large streams and rivers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ a b Beaton, Giff (2007). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0-8203-2795-6.