Clubtails

Identification All clubtails

Family Gomphidae Rambur, 1842

General identification features

• Coloured in combinations of green, brown, yellow, and black
• All species have very distinctive markings on lateral and dorsal thorax.
• The only Dragonfly with eyes widely separated rather than in contact.
• Most species have enlarged foliations on terminal abdominal segments

Synopsis

• Images ordered in alphabetical by scientific names
• Only males are shown except for Zambezi Siphontail, Neurogomphus zambeziensi .Too view images of female please follow the ling provided by clicking on the image to the description page 
• To view females follow the menu links to the species description page 
• Click on images links to the species detail page

Identification guide

Click HERE for an identification guide for Clubtails based on images of the thorax

Click HERE for an identification guide for Clubtails based on Clubtails and Foliages

Images of southern African Clubtails