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  Dusky Clubtail
            Gomphus (Gomphus) spicatus Hagen, 1854

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Range & Habitat:

Known locally from Passaic, Sussex and Morris counties, its early flight season and similarity to Ashy Clubtail may cause it to be overlooked.

  

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Description:

Very similar to Ashy Clubtail, best told by the straight frontal stripes without a Z-type posterior extension. See the Slender Clubtail ID page for more detail or take the ID quiz!

 

Conservation Status:

State: S2S3 - Rare to imperiled in New Jersey

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/4
Late Date: 6/15

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form