Flag-tailed Spinyleg
Flag-tailed Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spoliatus

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County Records
Flag-tailed Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spoliatus male lateral

Size: 2.3 in.

With your best bass voice, slowly say the word "Dromogomphus".  The Flag-tailed Spinyleg, the only one of the genus found in our state, is one of our great dragonfly predators.  This large and long-legged critter sits quietly on a perch, watching for the unsuspecting butterfly, or even another dragonfly, to fly too close for comfort.  Its wide, rusty club makes it easy to see as it hunts at the edges of lakes and ponds of southern Iowa.

Species Status

Global: G4G5

State: S3

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Flag-tailed Spinyleg - Dromogomphus spoliatus female lateral
female lateral
FLIGHT SEASON
JAN FEB MAR
            
APR MAY JUN
            
JUL AUG SEP
            
OCT NOV DEC
            

Early Date: 6/27

Late Date: 9/15

Key to Flight Season Calendar
Rare
Abundance Scale
Abundant
 

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