Class: Hexapoda (animals with six legs - includes all insects)
Order: Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)
odon = tooth (Greek)
Suborder: Anisoptera (dragonflies)
Family: Libellulidae (common skimmers)
Species: Sympetrum corruptum
Common Name: Variegated Meadowhawk
Date: 2001 August 09
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Salt Flats - Gypsum Dunes
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