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  Ashy Clubtail
            Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus Selys, 1854

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Range & Habitat:

Recorded throughout most of northern New Jersey; records from Camden and Ocean suggest it should be looked for elsewhere. Seems to tolerate slightly degraded water, often found at small slow-flowing ponds.

 Ashy Clubtail male lateral 

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Description:

Dully colored with blue eyes and Z-type frontal stripes. See the Slender Clubtail ID page for more detail or take the ID quiz!

 

Conservation Status:

State: S4 - Apparently secure in New Jersey

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/5
Late Date: 7/12

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
21 
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form