Splendid Clubtail (Gomphus lineatifrons)
Identification: Male- A large clubtail whose club is narrow when observed dorsally but is vertically larger from lateral view; note the two lateral stripes on the thorax, the anterior stripe is always incomplete. The abdomen is largely black with S9 having a yellow spot laterally running the segment, S8 having a yellow spot to the anterior of the segment and variable to no yellow laterally on S4-7. On this individual yellow is present dorsally from S1-7 in diminishing amounts. The face has narrow black lines and the eyes are green. Lastly, note the mid-frontal black thoracic stripes are narrower than the adjacent greenish stripes.
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