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Harpoon Clubtail (Phanogomphus descriptus)
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Copyright © 2013
Vin Stanton
unknown clubtail -
Phanogomphus descriptus
Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
April 30, 2013
observed just north of Hot Springs, Madison County on the French Broad River.
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Contributed by
Vin Stanton
on 29 June, 2013 - 1:42pm
Last updated 29 January, 2014 - 3:31pm
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Ben Coulter
, 29 January, 2014 - 3:31pm
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Gomphus descriptus I think
It's hard to be certain of the cerci shape from this angle, but everything I can see points to Harpoon Clubtail (
Gomphus descriptus
). This is a really good find in North Carolina, at the southern extreme of its range. It would only be found at high elevations that far south.
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Ben Coulter
, 29 January, 2014 - 3:03pm
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