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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Pond Clubtails (Arigomphus) » Unicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes)
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Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes
Copyright © 2009 Corey Husic

Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes
Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Contributed by Corey Husic on 7 July, 2009 - 9:18am
Last updated 15 January, 2011 - 2:12pm

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… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

Unicorn
Nah, that's a Unicorn.
The yellow colour pattern in my experience the Unicorns usually have these arrowhead shapes and the Lilypad is usually more lance tipped shaped but to me the tail appendages do not look forked at all. Looks like a nice one point tip to me. Really the tail appendages is what you want to look at. See Unicorn: and Lilypad:
You can sometimes tell if the appendages are blunt or not even from a shot like yours. See:
I'd be fairly confident saying yours is a Unicorn from what I can see. Close up of the tail would clinch it.
… Brenda Van Ryswyk, 7 July, 2009 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

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