Arrowhead Spiketail vs Brindled Plume

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Brindled Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Amblyptilia
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Brindled Plume share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Brindled Plume
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.

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

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.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en