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Photo#87722
Dragonfly - Arigomphus cornutus

Dragonfly - Arigomphus cornutus
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
May 19, 1988
Is this in the family Tetragoneuria?

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Dragonfly - Arigomphus cornutus Dragonfly - Arigomphus cornutus

Arigomphus
I would say, given the high occipital crest and the range, that this is likely a female Horned Clubtail. If you can provide a close crop of the head, the horns might be visible.

 
Dragonfly ID
Cliff -
Here's a closer shot of it's head. I have some others, but this one's the only one that was in decent focus. I hope this helps for your verification. I hope the 'horns' are showing.

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Incorrect ID

We would say the family
is Gomphidae. But it will take one of the odonate experts to give you genus and species.

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