Indian common clubtail
Ictinogomphus rapax
The Indian common clubtail is a large yellow and black dragonfly with bluish grey eyes. Near the end of its tail it has little flaps on both sides, like tiny leaves. It likes to sit on a bare twig and look out over the water.
Lives in
South and Southeast Asia, by ponds, tanks and rivers
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Dragonflies do not sting.
What does it eat?
Like all dragonflies, it catches flying insects. Its young live in the water and hunt there.
How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
Indian common clubtail about 40 km/h (25 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It usually perches on a bare twig, facing the water.
2
It lays its eggs in both running and still water.
3
Its black chest has yellow or greenish yellow stripes.
you asked
Most asked questions about Indian common clubtail
?Where does the Indian common clubtail live?
In South and Southeast Asia, near ponds, tanks and rivers.
?Can the Indian common clubtail sting?
No. Dragonflies have no stinger and are harmless.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Ictinogomphus rapax
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Gomphidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Gomphidae
- Lives on
- Asia
- Also known as
- Common clubtail
Where the facts come from
- Ictinogomphus rapax (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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