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Spiny-legged Clubtails
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Spiny-legged Clubtails

Dromogomphus

Dromogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as Spinylegs from the spines on their legs that help in the capture of prey.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Black-shouldered Spinyleg

speciesDromogomphus spinosus

Flag-tailed Spinyleg

speciesDromogomphus spoliatus

Southeastern Spinyleg

speciesDromogomphus armatus

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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 88045.