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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Hagenius » Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus)
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Dragon slayer - Hagenius brevistylus - male
Copyright © 2009 Eric R. Eaton

Dragon slayer - Hagenius brevistylus - Male
Priest Brook, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 18, 2009
Size: huge
This is the largest of the clubtails, but it is also one of the biggest dragonflies I've ever seen. Truly magnificent animal.

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Dragon slayer - Hagenius brevistylus - male Dragon slayer - Hagenius brevistylus - male
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Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 28 July, 2009 - 7:53pm

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