New Jersey Endangered and Threatened Species Field Guide
Zoom+ An adult male sable clubtail. © Allen BarlowSable clubtail
Gomphus rogersi
Species Group: Invertebrate
Conservation Status
State: Special Concern
INDENTIFICATION
Approximately 2.2” in length, the sable clubtail has green eyes and black facial stripes. The abdomen is slender and lacks a well developed club. There are short pale-green frontal stripes and black shoulder stripes on the thorax. The wings are amber-tipped. Females have more yellow coloration and a wider abdomen.
Zoom+ Range of the sable clubtail in New Jersey.
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT
New Jersey is at the northern edge of the sable clubtail’s range. They are found in only the most northern New Jersey counties along small rocky streams.
DIET
Predatory larvae and adults feed on other invertebrates.
LIFE CYCLE
Sable clubtail adults are active from late May to late June.
CURRENT STATUS, THREATS, AND CONSERVATION
Due to it rarity in New Jersey the sable clubtail is considered a species of Special Concern in the state.
Text derived from the book, Field Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Jersey. 2009. By Allen E. Barlow, David M. Golden and Jim Bangma. Edited and updated by Larissa Smith in 2011.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Gomphus
Species: G. rogersi
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