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Pronghorn Clubtail

Penstemon platyphyllus

Photo by CynthiaMHori
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Field Notes

Description:

The pronghorn clubtail is a medium-sized dragonfly with a length of 1 7/8 to 2 1/8 inches (47 to 54 mm). Its face and its thorax are olive green, with the thorax marked with dark brown stripes. Its abdomen is dark brown to black and is marked along the top with a line of elongated, triangular-shaped marks varying in color from greenish to yellow. On the underside of the tip of its abdomen is marked with yellow and is swollen as in other clubtail species.

Habitat:

Pronghorn clubtails can be found near lakes, ponds and large or small slow streams

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PublishedJuly 13, 2013

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