Bug FAQSandhill Clubtail
Phanogomphus cavillaris · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae
The sandhill clubtail looks like other Phanogomphus dragonflies with yellow and dark markings. Adults live in dry, sandy scrub near streams or lakes in the southeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It has the typical yellow-and-dark pattern of its genus. The back of the head has a straight occiput line and a dark facial band, unlike the curved line and pale face of the cypress clubtail.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Adults are found in dry, sandy scrub habitats close to streams or lakes.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to the southeastern United States, from central peninsular Florida through southern Alabama and into parts of North Carolina.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: endemic 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/Phanogomphus_cavillaris
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.