Template:Gomphidae

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Gomphidae

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Order
Odonata
Family
Gomphidae


Common name
clubtail dragonflies
Like other Odonata, members of this family have four wingpads. Like members of the sub-order Anisoptera, the abdomen terminates in five points. What distinguishes Gomphidae from Aeshnidae is the fact that Gomphidae has clubbed antennae.

Image of the four wingpads and the abdomen.

More information on Aeshnidae.