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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Phanogomphus
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Unidentified Clubtail? - Phanogomphus
Copyright © 2008 Matthew Zito

Unidentified Clubtail? - Phanogomphus
Swatara State Park, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 30, 2008
Size: large
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Contributed by Matthew Zito on 5 August, 2008 - 1:18pm
Last updated 5 May, 2021 - 8:06pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Nick Block, 18 November, 2008 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

Dusky/Ashy
Definitely an Ashy or Dusky Clubtail, but I'm not comfortable IDing it for sure with this pic. The thoracic pattern looks better for Ashy, but the abdominal pattern leans toward Dusky. The terminal appendages are equivocal in this view, I think, although I lean toward saying the epiproct is wider than the cerci as in Dusky. If I had to ID it, I would say Ashy because I've never seen the Z-shaped frontal thoracic stripes on a Dusky (but I bet it's within the realm of variation).
… Nick Block, 18 November, 2008 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

probably Ashy
The angle's a bit off on the appendages to be entirely sure, but I'm fairly sure they match Ashy (G. lividus).
… Jason Forbes, 5 August, 2008 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Shouldn't Ashy have a triangu
Shouldn't Ashy have a triangular spot on S8?

Larry
… Larry de March, 7 August, 2008 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Thanks.
… Matthew Zito, 5 August, 2008 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

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