Bug FAQRiffle Snaketail
Ophiogomphus carolus · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae
The riffle snaketail is a clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Ophiogomphus carolus, called the riffle snaketail, belongs to the clubtail dragonfly family Gomphidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Michigan, Maine, Vermont, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
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
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Gomphidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiogomphus_carolus
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