A Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2011).

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A Rusty Snaketail found in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2006).

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A young Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/8/2016). Determined by Richard Orr.

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A Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/25/2019).

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Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 820083 - Psn: 65)

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Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 193398 - Psn: 66)

Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rusty Snaketail in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 621635 - Psn: 66)

Rusty Snaketail in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rusty Snaketail in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/5/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Rusty Snaketail in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A teneral Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/14/2015).

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A recently emerged Rusty Snaketail along the Potomac River, Maryland (5/21/2013).

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A very teneral Rusty Snaketail along the Potomac River, Maryland (5/21/2013).

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An emerging Rusty Snaketail along the Potomac River, Maryland (5/21/2013).

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A teneral Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).

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A teneral Rusty Snaketail (close-up of face) in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).

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A Rusty Snaketail exuvia from Washington Co., Maryland (7/29/2013).

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Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) is a widespread snaketail of northeastern and midwestern rivers. This species shows a largely brown abdomen unlike several other Maryland Ophiogomphus. In Maryland, this dragonfly occurs along the Potomac and its larger tributaries, and also on Deer Creek, Harford Co. According to Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia, it is common on the upper section of the Potomac, while it remains uncommon elsewhere in the state.

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A Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2011). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Rusty Snaketail found in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2006). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A young Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/8/2016). Determined by Richard Orr. View Record Details Media by Linda Lewis.

A Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/25/2019). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rusty Snaketail in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

Rusty Snaketail in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/5/2011). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by Mike Ostrowski.

Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Rusty Snaketail in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tom Feild.

A teneral Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/14/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A recently emerged Rusty Snaketail along the Potomac River, Maryland (5/21/2013). Media by Bonnie Ott.

A very teneral Rusty Snaketail along the Potomac River, Maryland (5/21/2013). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

An emerging Rusty Snaketail along the Potomac River, Maryland (5/21/2013). Media by Bonnie Ott.

A teneral Rusty Snaketail in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A teneral Rusty Snaketail (close-up of face) in Washington Co., Maryland (5/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Rusty Snaketail exuvia from Washington Co., Maryland (7/29/2013). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

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Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Ophiogomphus
Species:	O. rupinsulensis
Binomial name
*Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis* (Walsh, 1862)

Synonyms^[1]
Ophiogomphus carolinus (Hagen, 1885)

Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis, the rusty snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It is found in North America.^[1]

The IUCN conservation status of Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.^[5]^[6]

Rusty snaketail, *Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis*

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-05-04.

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Taxon identifiers
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis	Wikidata: Q727209 BioLib: 228883 BOLD: 96042 BugGuide: 17906 CoL: 49XJR EoL: 1034723 GBIF: 1426042 iNaturalist: 107662 IRMNG: 11331078 ITIS: 101740 IUCN: 51179439 NatureServe: 2.121202 NCBI: 1904546 Observation.org: 91887 Open Tree of Life: 3011308

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Rusty Snaketail

Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862)

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