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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Phanogomphus » Lancet Clubtail (Phanogomphus exilis)
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Mystery dragonfly - Phanogomphus exilis
Copyright © 2012 David Gruenawald

Mystery dragonfly - Phanogomphus exilis
Sterling Heights/Dodge Park, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
June 28, 2009
Found this dragonfly near a stream bank.
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Contributed by David Gruenawald on 5 December, 2012 - 9:12pm
Last updated 18 December, 2012 - 8:29pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 December, 2012 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved for Expert ID
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 17 December, 2012 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

Gomphus exilis female
is my guess. A side view would be nice to confirm
… Larry de March, 5 December, 2012 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately I don't have an
Unfortunately I don't have any other photos of this dragonfly. Could Progomphus obscurus be a possibility?
… David Gruenawald, 6 December, 2012 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

 
no
compare the yellow markings and body shape on both species.
… Larry de March, 6 December, 2012 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
Okay, I see the differences n
Okay, I see the differences now. Yeah, I have noticed after looking more closely at a few that Gomphus exilis has longer tapered yellow points on the abdominal segments as well as a more uniform yellow coloration throughout. Thank you for the ID.
… David Gruenawald, 6 December, 2012 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

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