Suborder Anisoptera Order Odonate | Scientific name Arigomphus cornutus Rank Species | |
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Similar Odonate, Pronghorn clubtail, Plains clubtail, Dorocordulia libera, Jade clubtail | ||
Horned clubtail feeding
The horned clubtail (Arigomphus cornutus) is a clubtail dragonfly of Canada and the United States.
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The horned clubtail is 2.2 inches (56 mm) long and lacks an abdominal club. It has a greenish thorax with black stripes and a black abdomen with a light stripe along the top. It has blue eyes and black legs. It also has distinctive wide forked yellow claspers shaped like cow horns and a large sloped bridge between the eyes.
The horned clubtail lives in ponds and sluggish streams. Its range includes Canada and several U.S. states:
Horned clubtail arigomphus cornutus
References
Horned clubtail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA