- Clubtails
- Gomphidae Family
- Horned Clubtail
- Arigomphus cornutus
- Jade Clubtail
- Arigomphus submedianus
- Plains Clubtail
- Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus
- Cobra Clubtail
- Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus
- Pronghorn Clubtail
- Gomphus (Phanogomphus) graslinellus
- Sulphur-tipped Clubtail
- Gomphus (Phanogomphus) militaris
- Pale Snaketail
- Ophiogomphus severus
- Common Sanddragon
- Progomphus obscurus
- Riverine Clubtail
- Stylurus amnicola
- Brimstone Clubtail
- Stylurus intricatus
- Elusive Clubtail
- Stylurus notatus
- Russet-tipped Clubtail
- Stylurus plagiatus
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The Horned Clubtail lacks an abdominal club. It has a greenish thorax with black stripes and a black abdomen with a light stripe along the top. It has blue eyes and black legs. The male has distinctive wide forked yellow claspers, shaped like cow horns. The female looks similar to the male. Both sexes have a large sloped bridge (occiput) between the eyes.
Horned Clubtail male
Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database.
Green indicates record in Sibley database.
Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.
Size: 55-57 mm (2.2 in)
Habitat: ponds and sluggish streams
Great Plains Range: NE, SD, ND, CO, WY, MT, IA, MN
Flight season: May to August