Indian Common Clubtail

Ictinogomphus rapax · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae

Also called: Common Clubtail, Rapacious Flangetail

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Indian Common Clubtail
Photo: Manoj Karingamadathil, CC BY-SA

The Indian Common Clubtail is a large dragonfly with yellow and black markings and bluish-grey eyes. It perches on bare twigs near ponds, tanks, and rivers and breeds in both running and still water. This species is found throughout the Indomalayan region.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its thorax is black with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes, and the abdomen is black with bright yellow spots.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a large dragonfly with yellow and black coloration and bluish-grey eyes.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It breeds in both running and still water.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found throughout the Indomalayan region.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Indian Common Clubtail photo 2
Photo: Zheng-An Wang, CC BY
Indian Common Clubtail photo 3
Photo: 張家瑜, CC BY
Indian Common Clubtail photo 4
Photo: Vihansith Kulatunga, CC BY-SA
Indian Common Clubtail photo 5
Photo: Pramod CL, 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/Ictinogomphus_rapax

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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