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Sanddragons

Sanddragons

genus: Progomphus

Sanddragons

Currently four species in North America. These medium sized clubtails are mostly brown or black in coloration with varying shades of gray, green or yellow. The abdomen is moderately clubbed in males with a yellow cerci. The wings have a brown spot at the base. Legs are short.

They are generally seen on sandy shorelines and inhabit sand-bottomed streams, rivers and lakes.

Larvae are sand burrowers.

 

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