Green-faced clubtail

Explore

Gomphus viridifrons

Type: invertebrate

Status:

Species Guide

Green-faced clubtail

Gomphus viridifrons

Species Type: invertebrate

Conservation Status:

IDENTIFICATION

Reaching 1.8” in length, the green-faced clubtail has dark green eyes. The face and thorax are a clear grayish-green color. The abdomen is mostly black with yellow spots on the club. Females have no club and pale yellow-green lateral markings on the abdomen.

Distribution & Habitat

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT

The green-faced clubtail has only been recorded in Sussex County along the upper Delaware River.  Most of the current information from New Jersey comes from exuvial shells except for one recent adult sighing. New Jersey is the eastern edge of this species’ range.

Diet

DIET

Larvae feed on smaller aquatic insects while the adults hunt insects in flight.

Life Cycle

LIFE CYCLE

The current information which is limited suggests that adults are active in June.

Scientific Classification

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