Tachopteryx

Tachopteryx thoreyi, commonly known as the gray petaltail and Thorey's grayback, is a species of dragonfly. It is native to the East Coast of the United States from New York to Florida, and west to Texas. This species is the only member of the monotypic genus Tachopteryx.^[2]

Tachopteryx
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Petaluridae
Genus:	Tachopteryx
Species:	T. thoreyi
Binomial name
Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen in Sélys, 1858)[2][3]
Synonyms
Uropetala thoreyi Selys, 1858

The gray petaltail lives in highlands, woodlands, and deciduous forests with permanent seeps, often indicated by the presence of skunk cabbage and ferns.^[3]

The gray petaltail is primarily gray and black in color; the thorax is usually entirely gray, while the abdomen is gray and black. The adult is 7.1 to 8.0 centimeters in length.