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Rapids Clubtail
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Rapids Clubtail

Phanogomphus quadricolor

Phanogomphus quadricolor, the rapids clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in eastern North America. Its natural habitat is medium to large rivers. It is threatened by degrading habitat quality.

The name Rapids clubtail, comes from its look and habitats. rap·id /ˈrapəd/ means a fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river. The Club tail comes from there tail looking like a club

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 520945.