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clubtail species - Phanogomphus descriptus - male

clubtail species - Phanogomphus descriptus - Male
Caledon, Ken Whillans Resource Management Area, Credit Valley Conservation Authority, Peel, Ontario, Canada
May 23, 2012
I would like some help with this ID, as it's not a dragonfly species I'm particularly familiar with.

Now, I probably sound like a fool, but based on my identification attempts so far, I would almost place it as a Harpoon Clubtail, Gomphus descriptus . I have other viewing angles that I will be posting shortly.

Any ideas or confirmations would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks!

Dave

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Gomphus descriptus
It is indeed descriptus. These photos show the features that are most critical for identifying difficult clubtails. I wish all the other ones were like this. It would make placing things much easier. Kudos.

 
thanks!
Thank you for the confirmation! I am very happy that I got it right.

Upon finding this species, I wanted to be certain that I could identify it from the images alone. So, I took a scattergun approach to its photography, taking all angles into account. I'm glad that that paid off!
Nothing is quite as frustrating as seeing a species in passing and finding out later it might have been rare, if only you'd had a closer look.

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