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  Unicorn Clubtail
            Arigomphus villosipes (Selys, 1854)

Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Recorded throughout the northern half of the state.  A Cumberland county record suggests it should be looked for more closely on the coastal plain.

Found in a variety of small to medium ponds and lakes, often rather muddy or mucky, some really gruesome looking.

 

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Description:

Description not yet completed

 

Conservation Status:

State: S? - Not yet ranked

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

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/21
Late Date: 8/10

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Flight Season

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Number of Records
17 
3 17 5 1
J F M A M J J A S O N D

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