Sable clubtail

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Gomphus rogersi

Type: invertebrate

Status:

Species Guide

Sable clubtail

Gomphus rogersi

Species Type: invertebrate

Conservation Status:

INDENTIFICATION

Approximately 2.2” in length, the sable clubtail has green eyes and black facial stripes.  The abdomen is slender and lacks a well developed club. There are short pale-green frontal stripes and black shoulder stripes on the thorax. The wings are amber-tipped. Females have more yellow coloration and a wider abdomen.

Distribution & Habitat

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT

New Jersey is at the northern edge of the sable clubtail’s range.  They are found in only the most northern New Jersey counties along small rocky streams.

Diet

DIET

Predatory larvae and adults feed on other invertebrates.

Life Cycle

LIFE CYCLE

Sable clubtail adults are active from late May to late June.

Scientific Classification

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Odonata
  • Family: Gomphidae
  • Genus: Gomphus
  • Species: G. rogersi