Sunday, 15 December 2019

Ode-vent Day 15


The clubtails are generally scarce and quite shy, with only two species found throughout Belgium but with a southerly bias, and another two extremely localised species.  They are all predominantly yellow and black or lime-green and black, but can be told apart by the pattern of the markings on the abdomen and thorax.  This is a Western Clubtail (Gomphus pulchellus).