Arrowhead Spiketail vs Butterfly-leaf

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Adenolobus
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Butterfly-leaf
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.

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

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.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.