Gomphidae (Clubtails)

Family

Clubtails

Gomphidae

54 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyGomphidae (Clubtails)

Species in this group

Small Pincertail

Onychogomphus forcipatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Common Clubtail

Gomphus vulgatissimus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tigertail

Ictinogomphus ferox

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Stout Vicetail

Hemigomphus heteroclytus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dragonhunter

Hagenius brevistylus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Jade Hunter

Austrogomphus ochraceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Southern Vicetail

Hemigomphus gouldii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Indian Common Clubtail

Ictinogomphus rapax

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Common Flangetail

Ictinogomphus decoratus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pale Hunter

Austrogomphus amphiclitus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Large Pincertail

Onychogomphus uncatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Yellow-Striped Hunter

Austrogomphus guerini

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Common Flangetail

Ictinogomphus pertinax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lined Hooktail

Paragomphus lineatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dusky Clubtail

Phanogomphus spicatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Black-Shouldered Spinyleg

Dromogomphus spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Common Hooktail

Paragomphus genei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Australian Tiger

Ictinogomphus australis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Western Clubtail

Gomphus pulchellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leptogomphus gestroi

Leptogomphus gestroi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pale Snaketail

Ophiogomphus severus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eastern Ringtail

Erpetogomphus designatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lemon-Tipped Hunter

Austrogomphus prasinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mattigomphus pinratani

Mattigomphus pinratani

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

White-Belted Ringtail

Erpetogomphus compositus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Flapper Hooktail

Paragomphus sabicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gomphidictinus perakensis

Gomphidictinus perakensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tawny Hooktail

Paragomphus capricornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Southern Pygmy Clubtail

Lanthus vernalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cocoa Clubtail

Gomphurus hybridus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lancet Clubtail

Phanogomphus exilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Common Sanddragon

Progomphus obscurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Armed Knobtail

Epigomphus armatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Great Hooktail

Paragomphus magnus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Grappletail

Octogomphus specularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Corkscrew Hooktail

Paragomphus elpidius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gray-Green Clubtail

Arigomphus pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Clubbed Talontail

Crenigomphus hartmanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Common Thorntail

Ceratogomphus pictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Abbott's Tiger

Gomphidia abbotti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gray Sanddragon

Progomphus borealis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lamelligomphus castor

Lamelligomphus castor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rainforest Vicetail

Hemigomphus theischingeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rock Hooktail

Paragomphus cognatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cape Thorntail

Ceratogomphus triceraticus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Green-Faced Clubtail

Hylogomphus viridifrons

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sable Clubtail

Stenogomphurus rogersi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Green Snaketail

Ophiogomphus cecilia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Unicorn Clubtail

Arigomphus villosipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bold Leaftail

Phyllogomphus selysi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eastern Least Clubtail

Stylogomphus albistylus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Common Leaftail

Phyllogomphoides suasus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Southern Fingertail

Gomphidia quarrei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Straight-Tipped Ringtail

Erpetogomphus elaps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Clubtails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 54	~70%
	Stout Vicetail			~30%
	Jade Hunter			~30%
	Southern Vicetail			~30%
	Pale Hunter			~20%
	Australian Tiger			~10%
2	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2 of 54	~70%
	Small Pincertail			~50%
	Common Clubtail			~40%
3	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 54	~50%
	Stout Vicetail			~20%
	Jade Hunter			~20%
	Southern Vicetail			~20%
	Pale Hunter			~10%
	Australian Tiger			~10%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8 of 54	~50%
	Common Hooktail			~10%
	Tigertail			~10%
	Flapper Hooktail			~10%
	Great Hooktail			~10%
	Corkscrew Hooktail			~10%
	Clubbed Talontail			~10%
	Bold Leaftail			<5%
	Southern Fingertail			<5%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 54	~50%
	Small Pincertail			~30%
	Large Pincertail			~20%
	Common Clubtail			<5%
	Western Clubtail			<5%
6	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 54	~50%
	Black-Shouldered Spinyleg			~20%
	Dragonhunter			~10%
	Eastern Ringtail			~10%
	Cocoa Clubtail			~10%
	Lancet Clubtail			~10%
	Common Sanddragon			~10%
7	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 54	~50%
	Tigertail			~40%
	Common Hooktail			~20%
8	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 54	~40%
	Dragonhunter			~30%
	Dusky Clubtail			~20%
9	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 54	~30%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
	Gomphidictinus perakensis			~10%
	Abbott's Tiger			~10%
	Lamelligomphus castor			~10%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 54	~30%
	Southern Pygmy Clubtail			~10%
	Dragonhunter			~10%
	Green-Faced Clubtail			~10%
	Sable Clubtail			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Spinyleg			<5%
	Eastern Least Clubtail			<5%
11	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 54	~30%
	Leptogomphus gestroi			~10%
	Mattigomphus pinratani			~10%
	Tawny Hooktail			~10%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 54	~30%
	Common Clubtail			~30%
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 54	~30%
	Tigertail			~30%
14	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 54	~30%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~30%
15	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 54	~20%
	Common Flangetail			~20%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 54	~20%
	Tigertail			~20%
	Common Hooktail			<5%
17	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 54	~20%
	Common Flangetail			~20%
18	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 54	~20%
	Common Thorntail			~10%
	Rock Hooktail			~10%
	Cape Thorntail			~10%
	Common Hooktail			<5%
19	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 54	~20%
	Yellow-Striped Hunter			~20%
20	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 54	~20%
	Common Flangetail			~20%
21	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 54	~20%
	Yellow-Striped Hunter			~10%
	Jade Hunter			~10%
	Southern Vicetail			<5%
	Stout Vicetail			<5%
22	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~20%
	Lined Hooktail			~20%
23	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 54	~20%
	Dragonhunter			~10%
	Black-Shouldered Spinyleg			<5%
	Southern Pygmy Clubtail			<5%
	Unicorn Clubtail			<5%
24	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 54	~20%
	Common Clubtail			~20%
25	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 54	~20%
	Large Pincertail			~10%
	Small Pincertail			~10%
	Common Clubtail			<5%
26	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 54	~20%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~20%
27	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 54	~20%
	Lemon-Tipped Hunter			~10%
	Rainforest Vicetail			~10%
28	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 54	~20%
	Common Flangetail			~20%
29	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 54	~20%
	Yellow-Striped Hunter			~20%
30	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
31	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 54	~10%
	Australian Tiger			~10%
32	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 54	~10%
	Western Clubtail			~10%
33	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 54	~10%
	Yellow-Striped Hunter			~10%
34	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 54	~10%
	Small Pincertail			~10%
	Green Snaketail			<5%
35	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Pale Snaketail			~10%
36	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Eastern Ringtail			~10%
37	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	White-Belted Ringtail			~10%
38	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Pale Snaketail			~10%
39	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Hooktail			~10%
40	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 54	~10%
	Large Pincertail			~10%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 54	~10%
	Armed Knobtail			~10%
42	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Grappletail			~10%
43	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 54	~10%
	Common Leaftail			<5%
	Straight-Tipped Ringtail			<5%
44	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Gray-Green Clubtail			~10%
45	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 54	~10%
	Jade Hunter			~10%
46	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Gray Sanddragon			~10%
47	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 54	~10%
	Large Pincertail			~10%
48	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Pale Snaketail			~10%
49	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	<5%
	Dragonhunter			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 54	~30%
	Common Flangetail			~30%
2	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~30%
	Lined Hooktail			~30%
3	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 54	~30%
	Common Flangetail			~20%
	Tawny Hooktail			<5%
4	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 54	~20%
	Australian Tiger			~10%
	Pale Hunter			~10%
	Stout Vicetail			<5%
5	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~20%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~20%
6	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~20%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~20%
7	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 54	~20%
	Common Flangetail			~20%
8	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~20%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~20%
9	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~20%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~20%
10	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 54	~20%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~20%
11	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 54	~20%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
	Lined Hooktail			<5%
12	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
13	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
14	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 54	~10%
	Small Pincertail			~10%
	Common Clubtail			<5%
15	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
16	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
17	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
18	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
19	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
20	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
21	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Clubtail			~10%
22	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
23	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 54	~10%
	Unicorn Clubtail			<5%
	Dragonhunter			<5%
	Black-Shouldered Spinyleg			<5%
	Lancet Clubtail			<5%
24	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
25	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
26	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 54	~10%
	Eastern Ringtail			~10%
	Dragonhunter			<5%
27	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
	Lined Hooktail			<5%
28	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
29	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 54	~10%
	Pale Snaketail			~10%
30	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 54	~10%
	Pale Snaketail			~10%
31	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
32	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	~10%
	Pale Snaketail			~10%
33	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 54	~10%
	Rock Hooktail			<5%
	Tigertail			<5%
34	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 54	~10%
	Small Pincertail			<5%
	Green Snaketail			<5%
35	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 54	~10%
	Small Pincertail			~10%
36	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
37	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 54	~10%
	Small Pincertail			<5%
	Common Clubtail			<5%
38	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 54	~10%
	Small Pincertail			<5%
	Common Clubtail			<5%
39	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
40	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 54	~10%
	Black-Shouldered Spinyleg			<5%
	Unicorn Clubtail			<5%
41	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
42	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
43	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 54	~10%
	Australian Tiger			<5%
	Jade Hunter			<5%
44	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	2 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			<5%
	Tawny Hooktail			<5%
45	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 54	~10%
	Large Pincertail			~10%
46	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 54	~10%
	Common Flangetail			~10%
47	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 54	~10%
	Indian Common Clubtail			~10%
48	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 54	<5%
	Eastern Ringtail			<5%
	Black-Shouldered Spinyleg			<5%
49	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 54	<5%
	Common Flangetail			<5%
50	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	<5%
	White-Belted Ringtail			<5%
51	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 54	<5%
	Common Clubtail			<5%
52	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 54	<5%
	Small Pincertail			<5%
53	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	<5%
	Dragonhunter			<5%
54	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 54	<5%
	Black-Shouldered Spinyleg			<5%
55	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	<5%
	White-Belted Ringtail			<5%
56	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 54	<5%
	Common Flangetail			<5%
57	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 54	<5%
	Unicorn Clubtail			<5%
58	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	<5%
	Unicorn Clubtail			<5%
59	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 54	<5%
	Unicorn Clubtail			<5%