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Gomphid - Gomphurus dilatatus - male
Copyright © 2010 Mark Fox

Gomphid - Gomphurus dilatatus - Male
Slidell, East Pearl River, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 21, 2010
I'm always excited to see clubtails. I don't know if they're uncommon or not, but in all my searching, I've only seen 3 or 4 of them. I expect I'm just not searching in the right kinds of places.
Contributed by Mark Fox on 5 October, 2010 - 3:47pm
Last updated 15 December, 2010 - 12:08pm

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Blackwater Clubtail
This is a male Blackwater Clubtail (Gomphus dilatatus). Nice photo.
… Ben Coulter, 21 November, 2010 - 3:28pm

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