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Cypress Clubtail

Phanogomphus minutus

The Cypress Clubtail is a special dragonfly that loves to live near water. It has beautiful yellow and black stripes and can be seen flying around ponds and streams during warm days.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Cypress Clubtail is a small dragonfly with a dark body, primarily blackish-brown, marked with bright yellow stripes and spots. It has striking green eyes. Males possess a distinctive, flared, club-like abdomen tip, differentiating it from other clubtails.

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Cypress Clubtail
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Cypress Clubtail

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult male Clubtails perform aerial dances to impress females during mating rituals!

Cypress Clubtails are tiny environmental detectives, indicating healthy, clean water!

Larvae live underwater for years before transforming into an amazing adult!

Named for loving swampy cypress habitats, where they hunt and rest!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobats

Cypress Clubtail can fly incredibly fast and change direction instantly, thanks to powerful wing muscles that help them hunt mid-air.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Cypress Clubtail larvae have a special 'hinged jaw' that shoots out to grab small prey because of its unique labium.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Cypress Clubtail larvae can perfectly blend into the riverbed or pond bottom because of their muted colors and flattened bodies, helping them hide from predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-70 mm
Größe
32-40 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
30-40 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This dragonfly is an aerial hunter, preying on many small insects both in the air and underwater!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae hunt aquatic invertebrates underwater; adults hunt flying insects in the air.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitos
  • flies
  • gnats
  • small moths
  • aquatic insect larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common Malaria Mosquito

Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Adults hunt these flying insects.

eaten by

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Adults and larvae can be eaten by frogs.

depends on

Bald Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Provides essential perching and habitat in swampy areas.

eaten by

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Insectivorous birds prey on adult dragonflies.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Dragonflies are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Cypress Clubtail?

50-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Cypress Clubtail?

32-40 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cypress Clubtail?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Cypress Clubtail?

30-40 km/h

Was frisst Cypress Clubtail?

This dragonfly is an aerial hunter, preying on many small insects both in the air and underwater!

Wo findet man Cypress Clubtail normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Cypress Clubtail?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Cypress Clubtail?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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