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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Gomphurus » Handsome Clubtail (Gomphurus crassus)
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Clubtail Dragonfly? - Gomphurus crassus
Copyright © 2020 Dan Davison

Clubtail Dragonfly? - Gomphurus crassus
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
May 28, 2020
Clubtail Dragonfly? possibly Pronghorn Clubtail (Phanogomphus graslinellus)? In weedy field near spring fed pond.

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Contributed by Dan Davison on 28 May, 2020 - 8:37pm
Last updated 12 February, 2024 - 9:14am

Moved
Moved from Clubtails.
… Tyler Hedlund, 12 February, 2024 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

clubtail, yes
Pronghorn, no. Thoracic stripes 3 and 4 are thin and separated, and T3 is interrupted in the middle. This, plus the yellow spot on the top of abdominal segment 9, indicate Handsome Clubtail.
… Mark Shields, 4 June, 2020 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

 
"Handsome" Clubtail
Definitely a "handsome" clubtail but whether it is THE Handsome Clubtail or not I will leave for the experts. Please note I have posted an additional picture with more of a dorsal view.
… Dan Davison, 5 June, 2020 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

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