Black-shouldered Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spinosus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Spinylegs (Dromogomphus) » Black-shouldered Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spinosus)

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Copyright © 2006 Cliff Bernzweig

Black-shouldered Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spinosus -

Paulinskill River, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
June 17, 2005

Detail of elongated femur with enlarged spines. Only Dromogomphus clubtails have this feature.

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Black-shouldered Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spinosus - male

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Contributed by Cliff Bernzweig on 22 November, 2006 - 8:58pm

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