Cypress Clubtail

Phanogomphus minutus · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae

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Cypress Clubtail
Photo: Mike Ostrowski, CC BY-SA

The Cypress Clubtail dragonfly lives in North America. It belongs to the genus Phanogomphus, which was formerly a subgenus of Gomphus but is now recognized as its own genus.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Cypress Clubtail photo 2
Photo: aispinsects, CC BY
Cypress Clubtail photo 3
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY
Cypress Clubtail photo 4
Photo: Dennis Vollmar, CC BY
Cypress Clubtail photo 5
Photo: Claire Herzog, CC BY

Same family (Gomphidae)

Small PincertailSmall PincertailOnychogomphus forcipatusDragonhunterDragonhunterHagenius brevistylusBlack-shouldered SpinylegBlack-shouldered SpinylegDromogomphus spinosusCommon ClubtailCommon ClubtailGomphus vulgatissimusLarge PincertailLarge PincertailOnychogomphus uncatusEastern RingtailEastern RingtailErpetogomphus designatus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phanogomphus_minutus

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.

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