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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Gomphurus » Midland Clubtail (Gomphurus fraternus)
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Nottawasaga River Dragonfly - Gomphurus fraternus - male
Copyright © 2012 Sean

Nottawasaga River Dragonfly - Gomphurus fraternus - Male
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
June 4, 2012
Size: 2-3 inches
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Contributed by Sean on 5 June, 2012 - 10:02am
Last updated 20 January, 2014 - 8:48am

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Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus
That is a male Midland Clubtail. The club is too wide, the claspers too small, and the club markings aren't right for Horned. It has the correct thoracic markings, the small triangle on the top of segment 8, the yellow on the side of segment 8 reaches the edge, and it has the simple claspers of a Midland. A Horned has a narrow club with orange edges and a really BIG set of claspers (wider than abdomen). Nice capture!! It is very yellow and the eyes aren't blue yet - recently emerged.
… Dan Jackson, 6 June, 2012 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

Horned Clubtail?
Can anyone confirm this?
… Sean, 5 June, 2012 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

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