[Odonata-l] FW: attached photo of clubtail

[Colin Jones]

Hi Bob et al.,

Judging from the bell-shaped yellow marking on the dorsum of S9 (the 9th
abdominal segment) and what I can make out of the appendages, I'd say 
that this
is likely Gomphus graslinellus (Pronghorn Clubtail).

Cheers,

Colin Jones
Lakefield, ON, Canada

Quoting Bob Glotzhober <bglotzhober at ohiohistory.org>:

> Steve Landes sent me this jpeg of a clubtail from Big Darby Creek 
> here in central Ohio.  He thinks it's a Plains Clubtail, Gomphus 
> externus.  They are so close to Pronghorn and less so to a couple of 
> others -- I thought I'd see what folks on the list serve say.
>
> Bob Glotzhober
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	Katbird103 at aol.com [SMTP:Katbird103 at aol.com]
>> Sent:	Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:07 PM
>> To:	Bob Glotzhober
>> Subject:	attached photo of clubtail
>>
>> Mr. Glotzhober,
>>    Sorry, I forgot to attach the photo, here it is. Thanks,
>> Steve> >  <<100_2796+.jpg>>
>