plains clubtail
(Gomphurus externus)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
not yet assessed |
 |
||||
NatureServe |
N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
||||||
Minnesota |
not listed |
||||||
| Occurrence |
|
||||||
| Flight/Season | Early April to mid-August |
||||||
| Habitat | Large streams and rivers |
||||||
| Size |
|
||||||
| Identification |
|
||||||
| Similar Species |
|
||||||
| Naiad Food |
|
||||||
| Adult Food |
|
||||||
| Life Cycle |
|
||||||
| Behavior |
|
||||||
| Distribution |  |
Sources: 7, 16, 17, 18. | |||||
| Comments |
|
||||||
| Taxonomy | Order: |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
|||||
Suborder: |
Epiprocta |
||||||
Infraorder: |
Anisoptera (dragonflies) |
||||||
Superfamily: |
Aeshnoidea |
||||||
Family: |
Gomphidae (clubtails) |
||||||
Genus: |
Gomphus |
||||||
Subgenus: |
Gomphus (Gomphurus) |
||||||
| Synonyms |
|
||||||
| Common Names |
plains clubtail |
||||||
| Visitor Photos | |||
Share your photo of this insect. |
|||
This button not working for you? |
|||
| MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos | |||
|
|||
| Slideshows | ||
| Plains Clubtail Victor Fazio |
||
|
||
About
A gallery of Gomphurus externus, Plains Clubtail in the family Gomphidae. |
||
| Visitor Videos | |||
Share your video of this insect. |
|||
This button not working for you? |
|||
| Other Videos | |||
| Plains Clubtail Dragonfly (Gomphidae: Gomphurus externus) Close-up Carl Barrentine |
|||
About
Uploaded on Jun 25, 2011 Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (24 June 2011). |
|||
| Plains Clubtail (Gomphidae: Gomphurus externus) Male Carl Barrentine |
|||
About
Uploaded on Jun 14, 2010 Photographed at East Grand Forks, Minnesota (13 June 2010). |
|||
| Plains Clubtail (Gomphidae: Gomphurus externus) Male Carl Barrentine |
|||
About
Uploaded on Jul 6, 2009 Photographed at East Grand Forks, Minnesota (06 July 2009). |
|||
| Visitor Sightings | ||||
Report a sighting of this insect. |
||||
|
This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Be sure to include a location. |
||||
| MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings | ||||
Last Updated: