Cobra Clubtail Gomphurus vastus (Walsh, 1862)    Synonyms: Gomphus vastus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Gomphidae   >   Genus Gomphurus   

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Cobra Clubtail (Gomphurus vastus) generally inhabits medium-sized creeks up to large rivers with silt or sand substrate. This species appears darker in flight than several similar species, and has a proportionately wide club, befitting its common name (Paulson, 2011). In Maryland, Cobra Clubtail is considered uncommon on the Susquehanna and Patapsco drainages, while it is common along the Potomac and larger tributaries (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

There are 176 records in the project database.

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail found in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2006). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2006). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/11/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2017). Photo by Linda Lewis. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ken Rosenthal via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/21/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2019). Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2017). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dave Roberts. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Charles Co., Maryland (5/21/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2021). (c) mongroovington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mongroovington via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) surfman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by surfman via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

An emerging Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail emerges in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail emerges in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail emerges in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

The cast skin of a Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/19/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A Cobra Clubtail falling prey to a male Purple Martin in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2006). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)


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