(Hylogomphus adelphus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
The face is yellow. The upper part of the face (frons) is completely surrounded with a bold black border. The bottom of the border forms a black “mustache” line across the face that gives this species its common name. There is also a wider horizontal stripe on the lower part of the face above the upper lip (labrum), and an inverted triangle dividing the labrum. |
Size |
Total length: 1 11 ⁄16″ to 1 13 ⁄16″ |
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Habitat |
Fast-flowing streams and rivers, exposed lake shores |
Biology |
Season |
Early May to late August |
Behavior |
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Sources Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, XX/XX/XXXX). |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
Suborder |
Epiprocta |
Infraorder |
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Superfamily |
Gomphoidea |
Family |
Gomphidae (clubtails) |
Genus |
Hylogomphus |
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Suborder The suborder Epiprocta now encompasses all dragonflies, including the two extant genera previously grouped under Anisozygoptera (which now form the infraorder Epiophlebioptera within Epiprocta). Anisoptera is now considered an infraorder within Epiprocta, containing the vast majority of familiar dragonflies. While this classification with Epiprocta as a suborder and Anisoptera as an infraorder represents the current consensus in much of the academic phylogenetic literature, especially among researchers actively working on Odonata evolutionary relationships using molecular data, it has not yet been universally adopted by all major public taxonomic databases such as BugGuide, iNaturalist, ITIS, and Catalog of Life, which retain the older classification." Superfamily |
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Synonyms |
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Gomphus brevis HyloHylogomphus adelphus Hylogomphus brevis |
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Common Names |
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mustached clubtail |
Glossary
Frons
The upper front part of an insect’s face, roughly corresponding to the forehead.
Labrum
The upper part of the mouth, sometimes considered the lower part of the face, corresponding to the upper lip, on an insect or crustacean.
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