habitat loss from development that removes the shoreline vegetation in which these dragonflies live after they emerge from water. Since much is still not known about the riverine clubtail, direct threats to the Ontario populations are not fully understood. View a Larger version of this map ( PDF) What threatens it The species is elusive, and may yet be found elsewhere in Ontario, since it inhabits neighbouring regions of Minnesota, Michigan, and southwestern Québec. Where it’s been found in OntarioĬurrent records of the riverine clubtail in Ontario are from Big Creek and Big Otter Creek, two streams that empty into Lake Erie near Long Point. Adults hang vertically off leaves as they await prey flying by. After emerging, adults tend to move from riverbanks to the forest canopy to feed. Larvae often burrow in the river bottom and prey on small animals such as other insects. This dragonfly is found in and near streams and rivers with sandy, muddy, or gravely beds. Females have yellow patches along the sides of the abdomen. The abdomen is blackish with small yellow spots along the top and larger yellow spots on the sides near the tip. It has a prominent club at the end of its abdomen, and the front of its thorax (the part of its body to which its legs and wings are joined) has a distinctive three-pointed star. Riverine clubtail is a small, slender dragonfly about 5 cm in length. Read the report ( PDF) What it looks like Date added to the Species at Risk in Ontario List “Endangered” means the species lives in the wild in Ontario but is facing imminent extinction or extirpation. Page.Cover photo credit: Deanna Dodgson Status Endangered The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia - CSIRO, Günther Theischinger and John Hawking, 2006, A Field Guide to Dragonflies of South East Queensland - Ric The Australian Dragonflies - CSIRO, Watson, Theisinger & Abbey,1991, Its pale yellow anal appendages are just like a vice. Look similar to Pale Hunter and Twin Spot Hunter but without the thick yellow ring on its clubbed tail. Vicetail Hemigomphus gouldii or Hemigomphus heteroclytus, body length 45mm We collected this specimen on Moolabin Creek in mid summer. Is smaller and has more black pattern on its thorax. Twin Spot Hunter, Melaleuca Hunter Austrogomphus (Austroepigomphus) melaleucae, male, female, body length 45mm This Clubtail Dragonfly looks like the Pale Hunter Dragonflies except it For most information please go to our Pale 
We took those photos when it rested on the plants near the BulimbaĬreek. It wings areĬlear with yellowish-brown in colour. There is the black pattern on its thorax and abdomen. Adults usually sit on vegetations under the sun.Īustrogomphus amphiclitus, body length 50mm This dragonfly has the bright green eyes, yellow thorax and yellowĪbdomen. Most species the mature larval crawls out onto the shore for emergence The larvae burrow in the bottom sediments of the streams or wave washed They have enlarge area in the end of abdomen and this is why they are commonly called
They are easily recognized by their smaller and widely separated eyes. TheyĪre medium to large in size, with body length 40-70mm. PETALURIDAE Coastal Petaltail TELEPHEBIIDAE Unicorn Darner Coastal Evening Darner AESHNIDAE Blue-spotted Hawker Australian Emperor Australian Duskhawker LINDENIIDAE Australian Tiger GOMPHIDAE Pale Hunter Twin Spot Hunter SYNTHEMISTIDAE Yellow-tipped Tigertail Royal Tigertail HEMICORDULIIDAE Australian Emerald Fat-bellied Emerald Tau Emerald LIBELLULIDAE Common Archtail Black-headed Skimmer Blue Skimmer Fiery Skimmer Slender Skimmer Palemouth Shorttail Scarlet Percher Wandering Percher Black Faced Percher Red Arrow Red Swamp Dragon Graphic Flutterer Yellow-stripedįlutterer Red Baron Short-tailed Duskdarter Water Prince Common Glider More About Dragonfly Dragonfly Head Damselfly Wings Habitats Life Cycle Mating and Reproduction Wallpaper GuestĬlubtail Dragonflies The Clubtails Dragonflies live in streams particularly in open forest.
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