Sulphur-tipped Clubtail

Phanogomphus militaris · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae

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Sulphur-tipped Clubtail
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY

The sulphur-tipped clubtail is a dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It lives in central North America. It was moved from the genus Gomphus to Phanogomphus in 2017.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Phanogomphus militaris is a clubtail dragonfly species.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in central North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range is central North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

It was formerly placed in the genus Gomphus before being reclassified to Phanogomphus in 2017.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska.

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

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Sulphur-tipped Clubtail photo 3
Photo: Michael D Fox, CC BY
Sulphur-tipped Clubtail photo 4
Photo: unknown, CC0
Sulphur-tipped Clubtail photo 5
Photo: saltyhiker, CC BY
Sulphur-tipped Clubtail photo 6
Photo: unknown, CC0

Same family (Gomphidae)

Small PincertailSmall PincertailOnychogomphus forcipatusDragonhunterDragonhunterHagenius brevistylusBlack-shouldered SpinylegBlack-shouldered SpinylegDromogomphus spinosusCommon ClubtailCommon ClubtailGomphus vulgatissimusEastern RingtailEastern RingtailErpetogomphus designatusIndian Common ClubtailIndian Common ClubtailIctinogomphus rapax

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phanogomphus_militaris

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

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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