Limon Knobtail
Epigomphus houghtoni
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Insects
Epigomphus houghtoni, also known as the Limón knobtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It has a dark brown prothorax, a black and dark brown pterothorax marked with a number of green and yellow stripes and spots, and a black abdomen with yellow stripes and spots. The dragonfly is endemic to Costa Rica, where it is known only from one specimen collected from the province of Limón. It is classified as being endangered by the IUCN.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Gomphidae
- Genus
- Epigomphus