Eastern RingtailErpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858

Taxon ID: 640

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An Eastern Ringtail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2018).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Frode Jacobsen. View Record

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/30/2019). Determined by Ken Allison/BugGuide.

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Wendy R. Fredericks. View Record

A male Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2015).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Andy Martin. View Record

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/18/2010).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Dave Roberts. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/20/2020). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Judy Gallagher. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. View Record

An Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2019).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Tim Friedlander. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2011).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Mike Ostrowski. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) daveczaplak, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Dave Czaplak. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/17/2023). (c) lkeifer, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

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A female Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2010).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Mike Ostrowski. View Record

An Eastern Ringtail in Washington Co., Maryland (8/28/2011).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Mike Ostrowski. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/20/2022). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/8/2025). First record for Prince George's County and farthest downriver record we know of along the Potomac River in Maryland. (c) Sue Muller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Sue Muller. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery 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>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Josh Emm. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) annagypsy, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by annagypsy via iNaturalist. View Record

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Determined by Kyle Kittelberger, and John and Jane Balaban via BugGuide.

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Jim Moore. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2008). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Hans Holbrook. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/13/2023). (c) sychen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by sychen via iNaturalist. View Record

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2019). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. View Record

An Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2018).

Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) - Media by Lisa Shannon. View Record

Eastern Ringtail in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/19/2024). (c) lkeifer, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

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Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) is our only representative of a genus of colorful, mostly neotropical clubtails. This attractive species occurs on streams to rivers with sand or gravel substrates. In Maryland, it is known primarily from the middle or lower Potomac, the Patuxent River in Howard Co., and Blairs Valley Lake, in Washington Co. (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). This species is considered to be S2 (state rare).

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Eastern RingtailErpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858

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