Eastern ringtail
Erpetogomphus designatus
The eastern ringtail is a dragonfly from North and Central America. It is a clubtail, a kind of dragonfly whose tail is a little wider at the end. Like all dragonflies, it is a fast flier that catches insects in the air.
Lives in
North and Central America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Dragonflies have no sting.
What does it eat?
It catches other flying insects. Its babies live under water and hunt small water animals.
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)
Eastern ringtail about 40 km/h (25 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Clubtails got their name because the end of their tail is a little wider, like a club.
2
Scientists say it is of least concern, which means it is not in danger of dying out.
3
The number of eastern ringtails stays steady. Scientists last checked this in 2017.
you asked
Most asked questions about Eastern ringtail
?Is the eastern ringtail dangerous?
No. Dragonflies have no sting and do not hurt people.
?Where does the eastern ringtail live?
In North America and Central America.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Erpetogomphus designatus
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Gomphidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Gomphidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Erpetogomphus designatus (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 Judy Gallagher. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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