 Most of the species in this family are found sitting on rocks or logs near fast moving rivers and streams. They move from resting place to resting place and snatch up any prey they find along the way. Some species are found near ponds and slow moving water sources.
Clubtail's get their name from the bulge that many species have at the end of their abdomen that makes the abdomen look a little like a club. The bulge is usually larger in males.
Unlike most species of dragonflies, the clubtail's eyes are widely separated. Clubtails are usually between 1.5-2.5 inches in length. Most species are black with yellow or green markings. Most clubtail species spend up to three years as nymphs. There are around 900 species in this family.
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Acuminate Snaketail - Ophiogomphus acuminatus
The acuminate snaketail is found in Alabama and Tennessee.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Algerian Clubtail - Gomphus lucasii
The Algerian clubtail is found in Algeria and Tunisia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Appalachian Snaketail - Ophiogomphus incurvatus
The Appalachian snaketail is found in Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Appalachian Snaketail - Ophiogomphus incurvatus
The Appalachian snaketail is found near clear streams with sand or gravel bottoms.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Arizona Snaketail - Ophiogomphus arizonicus
The Arizona Snaketail is found in Arizona and New Mexico.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Arizona Snaketail - Ophiogomphus arizonicus
The Arizona snaketail is foundnear desert streams.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Arrow Clubtail - Stylurus spiniceps
The arrow clubtail is found in the northeastern United States south to Kentucky and Tennessee.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Arrow Clubtail - Stylurus spiniceps
The arrow clubtail is 2.2 to 2.7 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Ashy Clubtail - Gomphus lividus
The ashy clubtail is found in the eastern U.S. and Canada from Ontario south to Florida and Texas. In New Hampshire, it is found south of the White Mountains in the spring.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Ashy Clubtail - Gomphus lividus
The ashy clubtail is found near gently flowing steams or on lakeshores. They are sometimes found at trout streams.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Australian Tiger - Ictinogomphus australis
The Australian tiger is found in Australia.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Banner Clubtail - Gomphus apomyius
The banner clubtail is found from New Jersey to Texas.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Banner Clubtail - Gomphus apomyius
The banner clubtail is found near small, shaded streams with loose flowing sand.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Banner Clubtail - Gomphus apomyius
The banner clubtail is around 1.5 inches in length.
Source: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bayou Clubtail - Arigomphus maxwelli
The bayou clubtail is found in the southeastern U.S. from Florida to Texas.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Bayou Clubtail - Arigomphus maxwelli
The bayou clubtail is found in ditches, bayous, and semi-permanent lakes and ponds with muddy bottoms.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Beaverpond Clubtail - Gomphus borealis
The beaverpond clubtail is found in northeastern North America from Ontario to Nova Scotia and south through the Appalachian region to North Carolina. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Beaverpond Clubtail - Gomphus borealis
The beaverpond clubtail is found at beaver-created wetlands.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Beaverpond Clubtail - Gomphus borealis
The beaverpond clubtail is around 1.9 inches in length.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Belle's Sanddragon - Progomphus bellei
Belle's sanddragon is found in Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Belle's Sanddragon - Progomphus bellei
Belle's sanddragon is black and yellow.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Bison Snaketail - Ophiogomphus bison
The bison snaketail is found in California and Oregon.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Black-shouldered Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spinosus
The black-shouldered spinyleg is found in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Black-shouldered Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spinosus
The black-shouldered spinyleg is found around rivers, streams, and small lakes with sandy or muddy bottoms.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Black-shouldered Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spinosus
The black-shouldered spinyleg gets its name from the long spines on its back legs.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Blackwater Clubtail - Gomphus dilatatus
The blackwater clubtail is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bladetail -Lindenia tetraphylla
The bladetail is found from Central Asia to Afghanistan and western Pakistan to the western Mediterranean.
The blackwater clubtail is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Blue-faced Ringtail - Erpetogomphus eutainia
The blue-faced clubtail is found in from central Texas south through Mexico to Costa Rica.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Boreal Snaketail - Ophiogomphus colubrinus
The boreal snaketail is found across Canada and in Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, and Wisconsin. In New Hampshire it is found north of the White Mountains, but it is restricted to large rivers.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Boreal Snaketail - Ophiogomphus colubrinus
The boreal snaketail is 1.6 to 1.9 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Boreal Snaketail - Ophiogomphus colubrinus
The boreal snaketail is found near rapid streams and rivers.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Brimstone Clubtail - Stylurus intricatus
The brimstone clubtail is found in the western U.S. and Canada and in the central Great Plains.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Broad-striped Forceptail - Aphylla angustifolia
The broad-striped is found from Texas to Mississippi south through Mexico to Belize and Guatemala.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Broad-striped Forceptail - Aphylla angustifolia
The broad-striped is found near lakes, ponds, and stream pools with muddy bottoms.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Brook Snaketail - Ophiogomphus aspersus
The brook snaketail is found in Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia in the U.S. and in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec in Canada. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Brook Snaketail - Ophiogomphus aspersus
The brook snaketail is found near clear brooks and streams.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Brook Snaketail - Ophiogomphus aspersus
The brook snaketail's flight season can stretch from late May to August.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cape Thorntail - Ceratogomphus triceraticus
The Cape thorntail is found in South Africa.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cherokee Clubtail - Gomphus consanguis
The Cherokee clubtail is found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cherokee Clubtail - Gomphus consanguis
The Cherokee clubtail is found near rivers.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Cherokee Clubtail - Gomphus consanguis
The Cherokee clubtail is threatened by habitat loss and agricultural pollution.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Clearlake Clubtail - Gomphus australis
The clearlake clubtail is found in the southeastern U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cobra Clubtail - Gomphus vastus
The cobra clubtail is found in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. In New Hampshire, it is found south of the White Mountains, but it is restricted to large rivers.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Cobra Clubtail - Gomphus vastus
The cobra clubtail has a pale green face is with black stripes.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Cobra Clubtail - Gomphus vastus
The cobra clubtail is 1.8 to 2.2 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Cocoa Clubtail - Gomphus hybridus
The cocoa clubtail is found in the southeastern U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cocoa Clubtail - Gomphus hybridus
The cocoa clubtail is usually found in large rivers with moderate currents and sandy bottoms.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Colombia Clubtail - Gomphus lynnae
The Colombia clubtail is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Colombia Clubtail - Gomphus lynnae
The Colombia clubtail is found in Oregon and Washington.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Colombia Clubtail - Gomphus lynnae
The Colombia clubtail is found in open rivers with mud and gravel among rocks.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Common Clubtail - Gomphus vulgatissimus
The common clubtail is found across much of Europe.
Source: British Dragonfly Society
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Common Sanddragon - Progomphus obscurus
The common sanddragon is found in the southern Great Plains and eastern U.S. In New Hampshire, it is primarily found south of the White Mountains.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Common Sanddragon - Progomphus obscurus
The common sanddragon is found on sand bars in small streams and the shallows of wide lakes, sand-bottomed streams and rivers, and sand-bottomed lakes.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Cypress Clubtail - Gomphus minutus
The cypress clubtail is found in the southeastern U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dark Pincertail - Onychogomphus assimilis
The dark pincertail is found in Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dashed Ringtail - Erpetogomphus heterodon
The dashed ringtail is found in the southwestern U.S. and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Diminutive Clubtail - Gomphus diminutus
The diminutive clubtail is found in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dragonhunter - Hagenius brevistylus
The dragonhunter is found from Manitoba and Nova Scotia south to Texas and Florida. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BioKids Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary School
Dragonhunter - Hagenius brevistylus
The dragonhunter is the largest of the North American clubtail dragonflies .
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dragonhunter - Hagenius brevistylus
The dragonhunter is usually found near streams and rivers with moderate to fast flowing water.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dragonhunter - Hagenius brevistylus
The dragonhunter is 2.9-3.5 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dragonhunter - Hagenius brevistylus
The dragonhunter has a big abdomen and a small head.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dragonhunter - Hagenius brevistylus
The dragonhunter has long legs.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dusky Clubtail - Gomphus spicatus
The dusky clubtail is found in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dusky Clubtail - Gomphus spicatus
The adult dusky clubtail is active from April to late July.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dusky Clubtail - Gomphus spicatus
The dusky clubtail is found from Minnesota, Quebec, and Nova Scotia south to Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey.
Source: BioKids Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary School
Eastern Least Clubtail - Stylogomphus albistylus
The eastern least clubtail is found in the eastern U.S. west to Minnesota and Wisconsin and south to Georgia and Alabama. It is also found in Canada.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Eastern Least Clubtail - Stylogomphus albistylus
The eastern least clubtail is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Eastern Least Clubtail - Stylogomphus albistylus
The eastern least clubtail is 1.2 to 1.4 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Eastern Ringtail - Erpetogomphus designatus
The eastern ringtail is found in much of the eastern U.S. from Maryland south to Florida and west to Texas.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Eastern Ringtail - Erpetogomphus designatus
The eastern ringtail is found near clear streams and rivers.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Edmund's Snaketail - Ophiogomphus edmundo
Edmund's snaketail is found in the southern Blue Ridge region of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Edmund's Snaketail - Ophiogomphus edmundo
Edmund's snaketail is 1.7 to 1.9 inches in length.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Edmund's Snaketail - Ophiogomphus edmund
Edmund's snaketail
has a bright green thorax.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Elusive Clubtail - Stylurus notatus
The elusive clubtail is found from Ontario to Tennessee.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Elusive Clubtail - Stylurus notatus
The elusive clubtail is usually found near large rivers and large lakes with sandy bottoms.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Extra-striped Snaketail - Ophiogomphus anomalus
The extra-striped snaketail is found from Manitoba, Canada east to Nova Scotia, Canada and Maine and south to Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. It is not currently found in New Hampshire, but it is likely it will be at some point based on its current distribution.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Extra-striped Snaketail - Ophiogomphus anomalus
The extra-striped snaketail is usually found near medium to large rivers that are clear and fast-moving.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Extra-striped Snaketail - Ophiogomphus anomalus
The extra-striped snaketail is around 1.7 inches in length.
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Faded Pincertail - Onychogomphus costae
The faded pincertail is found in Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Five-striped Leaftail - Phyllogomphoides albrighti
The five-striped leaftail is found in New Mexico, Texas, and Northern Mexico.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Flag-tailed Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spoliatus
The flag-tailed spinyleg is found in the mid west and south-central U.S. it is also found in Canada and Mexico.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Flag-tailed Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spoliatus
The flag-tailed spinyleg is found near small streams.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Four-striped Leaftail - Phyllogomphoides stigmatus
The four-striped leaftail is found in the southwestern U.S. and northeastern Mexico.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Four-striped Leaftail - Phyllogomphoides stigmatus
The four-striped leaftail is found near ponds and streams.
Source: Odonata Central-Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Golden Flangetail - Sinictinogomphus clavatus
The golden flangetail is found in China, North and South Korea, Macao, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Grappletail - Octogomphus specularis
The grappletail is found from British Columbia in Canada south through Washington and Oregon into southern California.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gray Sanddragon - Progomphus borealis
The gray sanddragon is found in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Gray-green Clubtail - Arigomphus pallidus
The gray-green clubtail is found in the southeastern U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Great Basin Snaketail - Ophiogomphus morrisoni
The great basin snaketail is found in Northern California, Oregon, and Nevada.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Green-faced Clubtail - Gomphus viridifrons
The green-faced clubtail is found in from New York south to Alabama and Georgia and west to Pennsylvania, and Ohio and northwest into Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gulf Coast Clubtail - Gomphus modestus
The Gulf Coast clubtail is found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Hodges' Clubtail - Gomphus hodgesi
Hodge's clubtail is found in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Handsome Clubtail - Gomphus crassus
The handsome clubtail is found from Ohio to Alabama.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Harpoon Clubtail - Gomphus descriptus
The harpoon clubtail is found from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and south to Kentucky and North Carolina. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Harpoon Clubtail - Gomphus descriptus
The harpoon clubtail is found near clear cold streams.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Horned Clubtail - Arigomphus cornutus
The horned clubtail is found in the northern Midwest and parts of Canada.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Horned Clubtail - Arigomphus cornutus
The horned clubtail is found near bog-edged ponds, small marshy lakes, slow streams, and rivers.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Indian Common Clubtail - Ictinogomphus rapax
The Indian common clubtail is found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: Odonata of India Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Interior Least Clubtail - Stylogomphus sigmastylus
The interior least clubtail is found in Kentucky and Tennessee west to eastern Oklahoma.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Jade Clubtail - Arigomphus submedianus
The jade clubtail is found in the mid section of the U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Jade Clubtail - Arigomphus submedianus
The jade clubtail is found near mud-bottomed ponds, sloughs, and lakes.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Jade Hunter - Austrogomphus ochraceus
The The jade hunter is found in eastern Australia.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Lancet Clubtail - Gomphus exilis
The lancet clubtail is found in the eastern United States and in eastern Canada. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Lancet Clubtail - Gomphus exilis
The lancet clubtail is 1.5 to 1.9 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Laura's Clubtail - Stylurus laurae
Laura's clubtail is found in the eastern U.S. from Maryland south to northern Florida and west to Texas and Michigan.
Source: Odonata Central- Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Laura’s Clubtail - Stylurus laurae
Laura's clubtail is found near clear streams with sand-mud bottoms.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Levant Pincertail - Onychogomphus macrodon
The Levant pincertail is found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Lilypad Clubtail - Arigomphus furcifer
The lilypad clubtail is found in the northeastern United States. In New Hampshire, it is found south of the White Mountains.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Lilypad Clubtail - Arigomphus furcifer
The lilypad clubtail is around 2.0 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Maathai’s Longleg - Notogomphus maathaiae
Maathai’s longleg is found in Kenya.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Maine Snaketail - Ophiogomphus mainensis
The Maine snaketail is found from New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario, south through New England to South Carolina. In New Hampshire, it is found across the state.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus
The midland clubtail is found throughout northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. It is not currently found in New Hampshire, but based on its current distribution in neighboring states, it may be found in the state at some point.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus
The midland clubtail is 1.9 to 2.2 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Mustached Clubtail - Gomphus adelphus
The mustached clubtail is found from Ontario and Nova Scotia south to Tennessee and Georgia. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BioKids Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary School
Mustached Clubtail - Gomphus adelphus
The mustached clubtail gets its name from two horizontal black stripes on its face that look like a mustache.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Mustached Clubtail - Gomphus adelphus
The mustached clubtail is usually found at medium to large rapid streams, rivers, windswept lakes, and ponds with rocky shores.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Narrow-striped Forceptail - Aphylla protracta
The narrow-striped forceptail is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Texas.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Narrow-striped Forceptail - Aphylla protracta
The narrow-striped forceptail is around 2.5 inches in length.
Source: Odonata Central - Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni
Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Notogomphus cottarellii
Notogomphus cottarellii is found in Ethiopia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Notogomphus ruppeli
Notogomphus ruppeli is found in Ethiopia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus
The northern pygmy clubtail is found in southeastern Canada and the northeastern U.S. It is found across New Hampshire.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Oklahoma Clubtail - Gomphus oklahomensis
The Oklahoma clubtail is found in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Olive Clubtail - Stylurus olivaceus
The olive clubtail is found in the northwestern U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Ozark Clubtail - Gomphus ozarkensis
The Ozark clubtail is found in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Pacific Clubtail - Gomphus kurilis
The Pacific clubtail is found from Washington to northern California.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Pacific Clubtail - Gomphus kurilis
The Pacific clubtail is in large rivers with moderate currents and sandy bottoms.
Source: Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Piedmont Clubtail - Gomphus parvidens
The Piedmont clubtail is found in Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Plains Clubtail - Gomphus externus
The Plains clubtail is found in the central U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Plains Clubtail - Gomphus externus
The Plains clubtail is usually found near moderately flowing rivers and large streams with muddy bottoms.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Progomphus kimminsi
Progomphus kimminsi is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Pronged Clubtail - Gomphus graslinii
The pronged clubtail is found in France, Portugal, and Spain.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pronghorn Clubtail - Gomphus graslinellus
The pronghorn clubtail is found from British Columbia , Manitoba and Ontario south to Washington, Texas, and Kentucky.
Source: BioKids Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary School
Pronghorn Clubtail - Gomphus graslinellus
The pronghorn clubtail is
is usually found at ponds, lakes and slow streams.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Pygmy Snaketail - Ophiogomphus howei
The pygmy snaketail is found along the east coast of the U.S. from Maine to West Virginia, especially in the Appalachian Mountains. It is primarily found south of the White Mountains in New Hampshire, but it is restricted to large rivers.
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Pygmy Snaketail - Ophiogomphus howei
The pygmy snaketail is around 1.3 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Pygmy Snaketail - Ophiogomphus howei
The pygmy snaketail is found in forests along large rivers.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School
Rapids Clubtail - Gomphus quadricolor
The rapids clubtail is found from southern Ontario south to Alabama and Georgia and west to Illinois and Wisconsin. It is found in New England. In New Hampshire it is found south of the White Mountains near large rivers, but it is restricted to large rivers.
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Rapids Clubtail - Gomphus quadricolor
The rapids clubtail is 1.6 to 1.8 inches in length.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Rapids Clubtail - Gomphus quadricolor
The rapids clubtail is found near at large streams and rivers.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus
The riffle snaketail is found in southeastern Canada and the northeastern U.S. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus
The riffle snaketail is found near woodland streams and rivers that are clear, and fast-moving.
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Riffle Snaketail - Ophiogomphus carolus
The riffle snaketail is abound 1.6 to 1.7 inches in length.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Ringed Forceptail - Phyllocycla breviphylla
The ringed forceptail is found in Texas, usually along the Rio Grande.
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Riverine Clubtail - Stylurus amnicola
The riverine clubtail is found in eastern U.S. In New Hampshire it is primarily found south of the White Mountains, but it is restricted to large rivers.
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Riverine Clubtail - Stylurus amnicola
The riverine clubtail is 1.8 to 1.9 inches in length.
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Riverine Clubtail - Stylurus amnicola
The riverine clubtail is found near medium to large rivers.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Russet-tipped Clubtail - Stylurus plagiatus
The russet-tipped clubtail is found in the eastern and southwestern United States.
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Russet-tipped Clubtail - Stylurus plagiatus
The russet t-tipped clubtail is usually found near silty sand bottomed rivers, streams, and lakes.
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Rusty Snaketail - Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
The rusty snaketail is found in southern Canada and the northern U.S. In New Hampshire, it is found near large rivers.
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Rusty Snaketail - Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
The rusty snaketail is 1.8 to 2.1 inches in length. It has a green body and a brown abdomen.
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Rainforest Vicetail - Hemigomphus theischingeri
The rainforest vicetail is found in Queensland, Australia.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Sable Clubtail - Gomphus rogersi
The sable clubtail is found in the Appalachians from southern New York south to Georgia.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
St. Croix Snaketail - Ophiogomphus susbehcha
The St. Croix snaketail is found along the St. Croix River Valley in Wisconsin and Minnesota, although its range may extend into Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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St. Croix Snaketail - Ophiogomphus susbehcha
The St. Croix snaketail is about 2.0 inches in length
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
St. Croix Snaketail - Ophiogomphus susbehcha
The St. Croix snaketail is black and green.
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
St. Croix Snaketail - Ophiogomphus susbehcha
Adult St. Croix snaketails eat flying insects.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
St. Croix Snaketail - Ophiogomphus susbehcha
St. Croix snaketail dragonflies likely live for about 2 years.
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Sandhill Clubtail - Gomphus cavillaris
The sandhill clubtail is found in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
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Septima's Clubtail - Gomphus septima
Septima's Clubtail is found in Alabama, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
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Serpent Ringtail - Erpetogomphus lampropeltis
The serpent ringtail is found in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas. and Mexico.
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Shining Clubtail - Stylurus ivae
The shining clubtail is found in the southeastern U.S.
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Sinai Hooktail - Paragomphus sinaiticus
The Sinai hooktail is found in Egypt, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Sinuous Snaketail - Ophiogomphus occidentis
The sinuous snaketail is found in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada.
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Skillet Clubtail - Gomphus ventricosus
The skillet clubtail is found is found in the north eastern United States and southeastern Canada. In New Hampshire, it is found south of the White Mountains, but it is restricted to large rivers.
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Skillet Clubtail - Gomphus ventricosus
The skillet clubtail is 1.9 to 2.1 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Skillet Clubtail - Gomphus ventricosus
The skillet clubtail is foundnear rivers.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Southern Dragon - Antipodogomphus acolythus
The southern dragon is found in New South Wales and Queensland Australia.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Southeastern Spinyleg - Dromogomphus armatus
The southeastern spinyleg is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Southern Snaketail - Ophiogomphus australis
The southern snaketail is found in Florida , Louisiana , and Mississippi.
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Southern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus vernalis
The southern pygmy clubtail is found in the northeastern U.S. and in the Appalachians .It is found across New Hampshire.
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Southern Vicetail - Hemigomphus gouldii
The southern vicetail is found in eastern Australia.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Spine-crowned Clubtail - Gomphus abbreviatus
The spine-covered clubtail is found from southwestern Maine and New Hampshire south to North Carolina. In New Hampshire it is found south of the White Mountains in the spring.
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Spine-crowned Clubtail - Gomphus abbreviatus
The spine-covered clubtail is around 1.4 inches in length.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Splendid Clubtail - Gomphus lineatifrons
The splendid clubtail is found in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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Splendid Clubtail - Gomphus lineatifrons
The splendid clubtail is usually found in clear, fast-moving, usually rocky rivers.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Stillwater Clubtail - Arigomphus lentulus
The stillwater clubtail is found from Indiana and Illinois south to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.
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Stillwater Clubtail - Arigomphus lentulus
The stillwater clubtail is found near semi-permanent and artificial ponds, lakes, and slow areas of streams with muddy bottoms. It likes still water!
Source: Odonata Central - Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Sulphur-tipped Clubtail - Gomphus militaris
The sulphur-tipped clubtail is found in the Southern Great Plains and in Mexico.
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Sulphur-tipped Clubtail - Gomphus militaris
The stillwater clubtail is found in ponds, lakes, streams, and creeks with muddy bottoms
Source: Odonata Central - Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Tamaulipan Clubtail - Gomphus gonzalezi
The Tamaulipan clubtail is found Mexico and Texas.
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Tawny Sanddragon - Progomphus alachuensis
The tawny sanddragon is found in Florida.
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Tennessee Clubtail - Gomphus sandrius
The Tennessee clubtail is found in Tennessee. What a surprise!
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Top End Dragon - Antipodogomphus dentosus
The top end dragon is found in Australia's Northern Territory.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Towne's Clubtail - Stylurus townesi
Towne's clubtail is found in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Towne's Clubtail - Stylurus townesi
Towne's clubtail is found near rivers.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Twin-striped Clubtail - Gomphus geminatus
The twin-striped clubtail is found in
Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
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Two-striped Forceptail - Aphylla williamsoni
The two-striped forceptail is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes
The unicorn clubtail is found from Ontario southward to Arkansas. In New Hampshire, it is found south of the White Mountains.
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Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes
The unicorn clubtail is in ponds, lakes, and small streams with muddy bottoms
Source: Odonata Central - Texas Natural Science Center Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Unicorn Clubtail - Arigomphus villosipes
The unicorn clubtail is found from Ontario southward to Arkansas. In New Hampshire, it is found south of the White Mountains.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Wallum Vicetail - Hemigomphus cooloola
The Wallum vicetail is found in eastern Australia
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Westfall’s Knobtail - Epigomphus westfalli
Westfall’s knobtail is found in Nicaragua.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Westfall's Clubtail - Gomphus westfalli
Westfall's clubtail is found in northwestern Florida.
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Westfall’s Clubtail - Gomphus westfalli
Westfall's clubtail is threatened by clear-cutting.
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Yellow Club-tailed Dragonfly - Gomphus simillimus
The yellow club-tailed dragonfly is found in southern Europe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-sided Clubtail - Stylurus potulentus
The yellow-sided clubtail is found in Florida and Mississippi.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-striped Hunter - Austrogomphus guerini
The yellow-striped hunter is found in Australia.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Zebra Clubtail - Stylurus scudderi
The zebra clubtail is found from Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to Georgia. It is found across New Hampshire.
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Zebra Clubtail - Stylurus scudderi
The zebra clubtail is found near forested streams.
Source: Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Zebra Clubtail - Stylurus scudderi
The zebra clubtail is black with yellow stripes
Source: BioKids Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary School
Zebra Clubtail - Stylurus scudderi
The zebra clubtail is 2.2 inches in length.
Source: Wisconsin Odonata Survey Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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Most of the species in this family are found sitting on rocks or logs near fast moving rivers and streams. They move from resting place to resting place and snatch up any prey they find along the way. Some species are found near ponds and slow moving water sources.
