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Southern Pygmy Clubtail

Lanthus vernalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 12, February 11, March 15, April 27, May 46, June 23, July 17, August 15, September 18, October 17, November 11, December 11.
United States1,342
New York223
North Carolina187
Canada161
Tennessee160
Ontario118
Ohio108
Pennsylvania96
Vermont86
Virginia79

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderDragonflies and Damselflies · Odonata
FamilyClubtails · Gomphidae
GenusPygmy Clubtails · Lanthus

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