Lanthus sp. Lanthus sp. Needham 1897S2 (State rare)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Gomphidae   >   Genus Lanthus   

Description:

Identification to species requires a lateral view of the thorax. Northern Pygmy Clubtail has two black lateral thoracic stripes (T3-T4). Its relative, Southern Pygmy Clubtail, has only one stripe on the side of the thorax (T4) (Paulson, 2011).

There is 1 record in the project database.

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A Lanthus species in Washington Co., Maryland (6/5/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)


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