Western clubtail. (Gomphus pulchellus)

[turbotoes]

Saw this fellow when I was hunting for owlflies, he was quite determined not to perch somewhere more photogenic, so I snapped him anyway!



Western Clubtail - Gomphus Pulchellus b by turbotoes, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

Tara

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Great looking dragonfly Tara.

 

[dibbly dobbler]

Excellent! Nothing as photogenic as that where I am (cold, wet, Scotland!)

 

[turbotoes]

Thanks guys.

Mike, I'm sorry to say the weather here is cold and wet too! Probably not as cold as where you are but for here and this time of year it's dreadful!!
I think we have had only four or five sunny days so far in May and it went down to 2° C two nights ago...... I'm a right southern softy (wus) so suffering terribly I'm afraid

Tara

 

[dibbly dobbler]

The heatwaves will be here in no time I'm sure

 

[gbmphoto]

Very cool critter and good shot, Tara!

 

[Brachytron]

Great shot Tara, but you've got the ID wrong I'm afraid. It's actually a Western Clubtail (Gomphus pulchellus). And it's a she.

 

[turbotoes]

Great shot Tara, but you've got the ID wrong I'm afraid. It's actually a Western Clubtail (Gomphus pulchellus). And it's a she.

Excellent! I'll have to look her up and see if the last common clubtail I shot was similarly mislabeled

Thanks

Tara

 

[mattd85]

Very nice, I've still not seen one this year