By Features - Foliations and Clubtails

Definitions

Families with clubtail or foliages

What is a Clubtail. 100 3132 Gomphidia guarrei Southern Fingertail Male Close up Leselo Lodge LP RSA OCT 2020r 23

Primarily found in Gomphids (Clubtails) Many Clubtail species (but not all) are adorned with three noticeably-flared segments at the end of their abdomen that give them their name (a few non-Gomphids sport clubs too but normally small). The club is more prominent in males, and they will raise the end of the abdomen to display it. Club-like features are often present in female Damselflies

What is a foliage 100 1202 Ictinogomphus ferox Common Tigertail Male Close up Nwanedi LP RSA Dec 2018r 23

Flattened, lateral, leaf-like extensions at the tip of the abdomen of some adult Clubtails (Gomphidae) and, females of some other species


Synopsis
  • Only males are shown. To view females please follow link to the detail page by clicking on male image
  • Species are shown where images are available
Key to image grouping:
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Small
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Club
100 1916 Paragomphus sabicus Flapper Hooktail Male Close up Ndumo KZN RSA Mch 2018r 28
100 1480 Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail Male Wilgerivier MP RSA Nov 2017r 39
100 3064 Notogomphus praetorius Yellowjack Male Close up Houtbosdorp LP RSA Jan 2020r 44
100 2433 Phyllomacromia picta Male Close up Songimvelo MP RSA Febr 2019r 25
Family Gomphidae
Large Foliations
100 2679 Phyllogomphus selysi Bold Leadtail Male Ndumo KZN RSA Mch 2018r 8Bold LeadtailPhyllogomphus selysi
100 1025 Ictinogomphus ferox Common Tigertail Male Modjadjie kloof Nov 2016r 8Common Tigertail MaleIctinogomphus ferox
102 532 2016 12 20 flapper 1Flapper Hooktail
Paragomphus sabicus
 
Small foliages
101 511 Crenigomphus hartmanni Clubbed Talontail Female Tshipise LP RSA January 2014Clubbed Talontail,Crenigomphus hartmanni
100 1890 Paragomphus genei Common Hooktail Male Gabortone Botswana Oct 2014r 9Common Hooktail
Paragomphus genei
101 607 Paragomphus elpidius Corkscrew hooktail Phatograpger John Eilkinson 6Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus elpidius.
100 613 Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail Dap Naude Dam Dec 2015 r 3 of 10Rock Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus
100 2666 Lestinogomphus angustus Spined Fairytail Male Songimvelo Nature Reserve MP RSA Febr 2019r 2Spined Fairytail
Lestinogomphus angustus
100 2402 Onychogomphus supinus Lined Claspertail Male Songimvelo Nature Reserve MP RSA Febr 2019r 3 Lined Claspertail
Onychogomphus supinus
108 507 Ceratogomphus triceraticus Cape Thorntail Male Kogelberg Western Cape 18 11 2015Cape Thorntail
Ceratogomphus triceraticus
100 3014 Ceratogomphus pictus Common Thorntail Male Mabusa LP RSA Oct 2019r 2Common Thorntail
Ceratogomphus pictus.
Large/small with club, no foliages
100 2402 Onychogomphus supinus Lined Claspertail Male Songimvelo Nature Reserve MP RSA Febr 2019r 3Lined Claspertail
Onychogomphus supinus
100 1749 Gomphidia guarrei Southern Fingertail Male1 Melkrivier LP RSA JDec 2017r 1Southern Fingertail
Gomphidia guarrei
107 519 Great Hooktail 1 2 Great Hooktail
Paragomphus magnus
107 556 Zambezi Siphontail Male Phalaborwa GP RSA Oct 2017r 4Zambezi Sophontail
Neurogomphus zambeziensis
No Club Small Foliations 
Yellowjack Notogomphus praetorius Yellowjack
Notogomphus praetorius
 
 
 

 Macromidiidae Cruisers

100 2420 Phyllomacromia picta Darting Cruiser Male Songimvelo Nature Reserve MP RSA Febr 2019r 2 Darting Cruiser
Phyllomacromia picta
101 655 Phyllomacromia monoceros Sable Cruiser Young Female Nwanedi LP RSA SEP 2016Sable Cruiser
Phyllomacromia monoceros
100 2346 Phyllomacromia contumax Two banded Cruiser Nwanedi LP RSA Dec 2018r 15Two-banded Cruiser
Phyllomacromia contumax