#3706 · 🪽 dragonflies & damselflies

Common Clubtail

🇳🇱 Beekrombout ·Gomphus vulgatissimus

LCleast concern 🪽 Dragonflies & damselflies 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © elbebiber · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Ray Scally · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Mishanook · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Oirschot, Netherlands:© J. H. · CC BY 4.0
5. Boxtel, Netherlands:© Annika Tiane Vermaat · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Nationaal Beek- En Esdorpenlandschap Drentsche Aa, NL-DR-TY, NL-DR, NL:© Andre Hosper · CC BY 4.0
7. Oisterwijk, Nederland:© Marleen Wiersema · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Oirschot, Nederland:© Mark Schellekens · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Oisterwijk, NL-NB, NL:© Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Boxtel, Nederland:© Mark Schellekens · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

) species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in most of Europe, and is present now in the south of France. Its natural habitats are clean, slow moving streaming rivers and creeks with sandy soil. It can be seen from mid-April in the south to August. Once they hatched out of water, they live shortly. As the common name suggests, this medium...

base stats

NL sightings 91iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,553iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 91 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #45 most seen of the dragonflies & damselflies in NL.
6,553 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).