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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Gomphurus » Plains Clubtail (Gomphurus externus)
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Yellow and Black Dragonfly - Gomphurus externus
Copyright © 2009 Shelly Cox

Yellow and Black Dragonfly - Gomphurus externus
Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
June 6, 2009
Size: 2 1/2- 3 inches
This beautiful dragonfly is unlike any I've seen before. I looked through several insect guides I have and I am unable to make an accurate ID. Does anyone know which species this beauty is?
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Contributed by Shelly Cox on 9 June, 2009 - 9:49am
Last updated 10 February, 2010 - 4:38pm

Moved
Moved from Clubtails.
… john and jane balaban, 10 February, 2010 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

I'm thinking Plains
Gomphus externus.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 10 February, 2010 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2009 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

Gomphid.
Nice image, too. This is one of the "clubtail" dragonflies in the family Gomphidae, as indicated by the widely separated eyes. Looks like it might be a female, and the tail end is what really needs to be in focus to get beyond genus level. One of the ode experts here might be able to give you a species anyway, so stay tuned!
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 June, 2009 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

 
I found a clubtail in Stokes
I found a clubtail in Stokes guide that it sort of looked like, but the tail looked too narrow.The stripes on the thorax were a bit different too. It really is one of the most colorful and beautiful dragonflies I've seen.
… Shelly Cox, 9 June, 2009 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

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