Dusky Clubtail Phanogomphus spicatus (Hagen in Selys, 1854)    Synonyms: Gomphus spicatus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Gomphidae   >   Genus Phanogomphus   

Status:

A boreal species whose known southern limit line expanded to reach Maryland in June 2014. First state record by Dave Czaplak on 6/7/2014.

Relationships:

Very similar to Ashy Clubtail and other members of genus.

There are 13 records in the project database.

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A Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). First state record found by Dave Czaplak. Photo by Dave Czaplak. (MBP list)

A Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Dusky Clubtail in Maryland (6/8/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Rick Cheicante. (MBP list)

Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Dusky Clubtail in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) sharonforsyth, all rights reserved. Photo by sharonforsyth via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2014). New state record found by Dave Czaplak. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photo by Dave Czaplak. (MBP list)

Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jugbayjs via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A male Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A male Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Dusky Clubtail in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). Photo by Dave Czaplak. (MBP list)


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