Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [superfamilie]
Odonata [orde]
Anisoptera [onderorde]
Aeshnoidea [superfamilie]
Gomphidae [familie]
Gomphinae [onderfamilie]
Gomphus [genus]
Gomphus vulgatissimus [species]