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Hanging Clubtails
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Hanging Clubtails

Stylurus

Stylurus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as Hanging Clubtails from their habit of hanging nearly vertically when they perch.

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27 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 27 known species

Russet-tipped Clubtail

speciesStylurus plagiatus

Arrow Clubtail

speciesStylurus spiniceps

River Clubtail

speciesStylurus flavipes

Elusive Clubtail

speciesStylurus notatus

Zebra Clubtail

speciesStylurus scudderi

Olive Clubtail

speciesStylurus olivaceus

Laura's Clubtail

speciesStylurus laurae

Riverine Clubtail

speciesStylurus amnicola

Brimstone Clubtail

speciesStylurus intricatus

Stylurus occultus

speciesStylurus occultus

Stylurus annulatus

speciesStylurus annulatus

Syrian Clubtail

speciesStylurus ubadschii

Townes' Clubtail

speciesStylurus townesi

Yellow-sided Clubtail

speciesStylurus potulentus

Stylurus oculatus

speciesStylurus oculatus

Shining Clubtail

speciesStylurus ivae

Stylurus nagoyanus

speciesStylurus nagoyanus

Stylurus amicus

speciesStylurus amicus

Aztec Clubtail

speciesStylurus falcatus

Stylurus clathratus

speciesStylurus clathratus

Stylurus endicotti

speciesStylurus endicotti

Stylurus gideon

speciesStylurus gideon

Stylurus erectocornis

speciesStylurus erectocornis

Stylurus gaudens

speciesStylurus gaudens

Stylurus nobilis

speciesStylurus nobilis

Stylurus placidus

speciesStylurus placidus

Stylurus nanningensis

speciesStylurus nanningensis

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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 92298.