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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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Dragonfly ID? - Arigomphus villosipes
Copyright © 2008 Anne Burton

Dragonfly ID? - Arigomphus villosipes
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
July 4, 2008
Unable to get a good view of thorax from side. Found at a drainage pond filled with Twelve-Spotted Skimmers, Common Green Darners, Common Whitetails, Widow Skimmers, Slaty Skimmers -- but nowhere near as numerous as these other species - possibly only one or two of these.

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Contributed by Anne Burton on 4 July, 2008 - 8:17pm
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 12:00am

Unicorn Clubtail,
Arigomphus villosipes, male. They're one of the few clubtails to hang around ponds rather than rivers.
… June Tveekrem, 4 July, 2008 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks June
That prompted me to look more closely at some of the photos and find the "unicorn"!
… Anne Burton, 5 July, 2008 - 6:59am login or register to post comments

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