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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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Another clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes - male
Copyright © 2009 Eric R. Eaton

Another clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes - Male
Campus Pond, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 2009
Gomphids pick the most pristine, lovely substrates to land on:-)
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Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 9 June, 2009 - 9:51pm
Last updated 16 July, 2010 - 6:20pm

Moved
Moved from Clubtails.
… John F. Carr, 16 July, 2010 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

Unicorn Clubtail
This is a male Unicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes).
… Ben Coulter, 16 July, 2010 - 6:19pm 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

Arigomphus, I think
If none of the dragonfly experts comments, send this to Arigomphus; there are two species in Massachusetts.
… John F. Carr, 9 June, 2009 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thank you, John, you are a Saint. Looks very much like a "unicorn clubtail," Arigomphus villosipes.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 June, 2009 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

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