Bug FAQEastern Ringtail
Erpetogomphus designatus · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae
The eastern ringtail is a club-tailed dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It lives in both Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It belongs to the clubtail group of dragonflies (family Gomphidae).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Its habitat includes regions across Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range covers Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 31 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Virginia, Ohio, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Gomphidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erpetogomphus_designatus
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.