Bug FAQBlack Petaltail
Tanypteryx hageni · Order: Odonata · Family: Petaluridae
The black petaltail is a dragonfly known by that common name. It is native to, and lives in, the Pacific Northwest of North America. A related species that can be confused with it occurs in Japan.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is commonly called the black petaltail.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oregon, California, Washington, Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Petaluridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanypteryx_hageni
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.