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Pond Clubtails

Pond Clubtails

genus: Arigomphus

Pond Clubtails

Seven species in North America, This medium sized clubtails are very pale in coloration.  The thorax is grayish green with bold frontal and shoulder stripes and poorly defined lateral stripes. The abdomen is dark in coloration  with poorly developed clubs and present with yellow terminal appendages. Others may be reddish-brown in coloration. They have a large head. 

Females have narrow abdomens and are our only clubtails with a spout-like ovipositor.

These clubtails are some of the few clubtails which are capable of breeding in still water and generally do not perch in the open.  They can be found inhabiting ponds, lakes, and stagnant river backwaters.

 

 

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