Gray-green Clubtail

Arigomphus pallidus · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae

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Gray-green Clubtail
Photo: Claire Herzog, CC BY

The gray-green clubtail dragonfly lives in North America. Its range is limited to that continent.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi.

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

Source: GBIF

Status: endemic in North America; endemic in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Gray-green Clubtail photo 2
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY
Gray-green Clubtail photo 3
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY
Gray-green Clubtail photo 4
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY
Gray-green Clubtail photo 5
Photo: Josiah Londerée, 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/Arigomphus_pallidus

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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