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: Pantala flavescens
Common Name: Wandering Glider
Date: 2001 July 31
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park (just outside Park)
road kill along Highway 62 / 180 near picnic tables one mile south of the Park Visitor Center
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