Cocoa Clubtail (Gomphus hybridus)

Cocoa Clubtail (Gomphus hybridus) from Halifax County, Virginia

Cocoa Clubtail (Gomphus hybridus) from Halifax County, Virginia

Cocoa Clubtail, female, in Halifax County, Virginia

Cocoa Clubtail, female, in Halifax County, Virginia

 

I observed both male and female teneral Cocoa Clubtails (Gomphus hybridus) at Staunton River Battlefield State Park in Virginia on May 2, 2015.  This is currently the most western record of the species in Virginia.   Photographs are as follows:

Cocoa Clubtail

Cocoa Clubtail, male, lateral view

Cocoa Clubtail, male

Cocoa Clubtail, male, dorso-lateral view of head and thorax

Cocoa Clubtail, male

Cocoa Clubtail, male, lateral view of thorax and head

Cocoa Clubtail, male, dorsal view

Cocoa Clubtail, male, dorsal view

Cocoa Clubtail, female

Cocoa Clubtail, female

Cocoa Clubtail, female, dorsal view

Cocoa Clubtail, female, dorsal view

Cocoa Clubtail, female, sub-genital plate

Cocoa Clubtail, female, sub-genital plate