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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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Midland Clubtail - Gomphurus fraternus - female
Copyright © 2014 Mark Swanson

Midland Clubtail - Gomphurus fraternus - Female
Lake County, Illinois, USA
June 14, 2014
I've been told (subsequent to posting) that the small yellow spot at the base of S9, while suggesting Handsome Clubtail, is not unusual for Midland Clubtails in the Midwest U.S.

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Midland Clubtail - Gomphurus fraternus - female Midland Clubtail - Gomphurus fraternus - female Midland Clubtail - Gomphurus fraternus - female Midland Clubtail - Gomphurus fraternus - female
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Contributed by Mark Swanson on 14 June, 2014 - 6:58pm
Last updated 15 June, 2014 - 10:31pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus - Gomphurus.
… Mark Swanson, 15 June, 2014 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

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… Mark Swanson, 15 June, 2014 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Clubtail
The spot on S9 does suggest Handsome Clubtail. There is an outside chance that it's a oddly marked Midland. According to Paulson's guide, Handsome Clubtail doesn't reach Illinois (but that doesn't make it impossible for it to be there).

If you have a photo of the cerci, lateral or dorsal, that would clinch it.
… DeeDee, 15 June, 2014 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

 
Midland confirmed...
by my local ode expert who says yellow on S9 is not unusual for Midland.
… Mark Swanson, 15 June, 2014 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks...
Unfortunately this dragon was spooky and wouldn't let me get close enough for better shots. I've posted two close-ups but the quality might be too poor for ID purposes.
… Mark Swanson, 15 June, 2014 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

 
My mistake
I was thinking of your Dusky (male) while this is a female. Shots of the cerci in this case wouldn't do any good. This one will have to remain a mystery.
… DeeDee, 15 June, 2014 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

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