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Russet-tipped Clubtail - Stylurus plagiatus



Flight Season

Early Date: June 30    Late Date: October 17
Rare Abundance Scale Abundant
FLIGHT SEASON
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Description

This beautiful clubtail can be found patrolling slow-moving rivers on hot August afternoons. The russet club, green striped thorax, and turquoise eyes make for a spectacular looking dragonfly. Note the two-toned legs. Uncommon along sandy-bottomed creeks and rivers. The club on the western form has slightly less rust color than those found further east.

Size

Although some species show a bit of variation in size, the following graphic will give you a general feeling for the normal size of this species.

State Status:  S3      Global Status:  G5


Geographic Distribution - 34 Counties

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Recorded in These Counties
Allamakee Appanoose Audubon Cass Clayton
Clinton Dallas Decatur Des Moines Dubuque
Greene Henry Iowa Jackson Jasper
Jefferson Johnson Kossuth Lee Louisa
Madison Mahaska Marion Marshall Monroe
Muscatine Polk Ringgold Scott Story
Van Buren Warren Washington Wayne