A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2013).

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A Cobra Clubtail found in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2006).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2006).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/11/2014).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2017).

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Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 397797 - Psn: 35)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).

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Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/21/2018).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2019).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).

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Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 378326 - Psn: 52)

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 392102 - Psn: 52)

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 398719 - Psn: 52)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2017).

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Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 234143 - Psn: 66)

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobra Clubtail in Charles Co., Maryland (5/21/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2021). (c) mongroovington, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 375879 - Psn: 88)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2021). (c) mongroovington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) surfman, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 378212 - Psn: 145)

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) surfman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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An emerging Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2014).

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A Cobra Clubtail emerges in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).

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A Cobra Clubtail emerges in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).

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A Cobra Clubtail emerges in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).

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Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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The cast skin of a Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/19/2014).

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A Cobra Clubtail falling prey to a male Purple Martin in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2006). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 652984 - Psn: 222)

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Cobra Clubtail (Gomphurus vastus) generally inhabits medium-sized creeks up to large rivers with silt or sand substrate. This species appears darker in flight than several similar species, and has a proportionately wide club, befitting its common name (Paulson, 2011). In Maryland, Cobra Clubtail is considered uncommon on the Susquehanna and Patapsco drainages, while it is common along the Potomac and larger tributaries (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

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A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2013). Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Cobra Clubtail found in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2006). Media by Jim Brighton.

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2006). Media by Jim Brighton.

A Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/11/2014). Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2017). View Record Details Media by Linda Lewis.

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ken Rosenthal via iNaturalist.

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/21/2018). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/22/2019). View Record Details Media by Tim Friedlander.

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/30/2017). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Dave Roberts.

Cobra Clubtail in Charles Co., Maryland (5/21/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by Mike Ostrowski.

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/10/2021). (c) mongroovington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by mongroovington via iNaturalist.

Cobra Clubtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) surfman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by surfman via iNaturalist.

An emerging Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/2/2014). Media by Richard Orr.

A Cobra Clubtail emerges in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Cobra Clubtail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/6/2011). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

The cast skin of a Cobra Clubtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/19/2014). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

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Gomphurus vastus

In Texas
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Gomphurus
Species:	G. vastus
Binomial name
*Gomphurus vastus* (Walsh, 1862)

Gomphurus vastus, the cobra clubtail,^[2] is a species of clubtail in the dragonfly family Gomphidae, found in the eastern United States.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The IUCN Red List conservation status of Gomphurus vastus is "Least Concern", with no immediate threat to the species' survival.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Paulson, D.R. (2018) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Gomphurus vastus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T51179177A125527170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51179177A125527170.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Gomphurus vastus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
^ "Gomphurus vastus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Taxon identifiers
Gomphurus vastus	Wikidata: Q10507165 GBIF: 1425585 iNaturalist: 133814 IRMNG: 10343080 ITIS: 101789 IUCN: 51179177 NatureServe: 2.117182
Gomphus vastus	Wikidata: Q2426621 BioLib: 227461 BugGuide: 17857 CoL: 6L263 EoL: 1034588 GBIF: 5715364 iNaturalist: 101693 ITIS: 101697 NCBI: 1904501 Observation.org: 91601

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Cobra Clubtail

Gomphurus vastus (Walsh, 1862)

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