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Pygmy Clubtails
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Pygmy Clubtails

Lanthus

Lanthus is a genus of club-tailed dragonflies found in North America, commonly called pygmy clubtails. They are found in Japan and North America. The species are clear winged with black bodies and yellow markings.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Southern Pygmy Clubtail

speciesLanthus vernalis

Northern Pygmy Clubtail

speciesLanthus parvulus

Lanthus fujiacus

speciesLanthus fujiacus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Pygmy Clubtails in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.518

Pygmy Clubtails in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.9

Pygmy Clubtails in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.80

Pygmy Clubtails in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.124

Pygmy Clubtails in Garden of Malabar, Vol. 1

Garden of Malabar, Vol. 1

Hendrik van Rheede · 1683 · p.125

Pygmy Clubtails in Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 5 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 5 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.26

Pygmy Clubtails in The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2

The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2

Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.85

Pygmy Clubtails in Christoph Jakob Trew — Uitgezochte planten (1771)

Christoph Jakob Trew — Uitgezochte planten (1771)

Christoph Jakob Trew · 1771 · p.255

Pygmy Clubtails in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 15)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 15)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.100

Pygmy Clubtails in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 32)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 32)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.9

Pygmy Clubtails in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 30)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 30)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.40

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89341.