On the Trail of the Black Petaltail | SOHS Research Website

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The state of Jefferson is home to one of the oldest species on earth, yet relatively little is known about it. The black petaltail dragonfly (Tanypteryx hageni) is a member of a dragonfly family that predated the dinosaurs.

Episode

1943

URL

http://archive.ijpr.org/Feature.asp?FeatureID=1943

Date

Fri, 09/30/2011 - 17:00

Author

Daniel Newberry