Extra-striped Snaketail

Ophiogomphus anomalus · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae

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Extra-striped Snaketail
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The extra-striped snaketail is a dragonfly belonging to the Gomphidae family. It lives in rivers across Canada and the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Its preferred habitat is rivers.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Maine, New York, Wisconsin, Vermont, Minnesota.

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

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

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/Ophiogomphus_anomalus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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