Eastern Ringtail Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858S2 (State rare)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Gomphidae   >   Genus Erpetogomphus   

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Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) is our only representative of a genus of colorful, mostly neotropical clubtails. This attractive species occurs on streams to rivers with sand or gravel substrates. In Maryland, it is known primarily from the middle or lower Potomac, the Patuxent River in Howard Co., and Blairs Valley Lake, in Washington Co. (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). This species is considered to be S2 (state rare).

There are 64 records in the project database.

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An Eastern Ringtail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A male Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2015). Photo by Andy Martin. (MBP list)

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/30/2019). Determined by Ken Allison/BugGuide. Photo by Wendy R. Fredericks. (MBP list)

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2010). Photo by Dave Roberts. (MBP list)

An Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2019). Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2011). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

A female Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2010). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/17/2023). (c) lkeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by lkeifer via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Ringtail in Washington Co., Maryland (8/28/2011). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2022). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Determined by Kyle Kittelberger, and John and Jane Balaban via BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) annagypsy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by annagypsy via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2008). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2022). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/13/2023). (c) sychen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by sychen via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). Photo by Lisa Shannon. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Howard Co., Maryland (8/13/2005). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2010). (c) Robert Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Robert Ostrowski via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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