Arrowhead Spiketail vs bastard copperleaf

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	bastard copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Acalypha
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	bastard copperleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.