Black-tailed Ringtail

This Mexican species is currently known in the USA from a single record: a male found by Doug Danforth, Dennis Paulson, and Netta Smith on 30 August 2018 in Bear Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise, AZ (OC#2358298).

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Gomphidae
(Clubtails)
Genus
Erpetogomphus
Species
molossus

Identification Tips

Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 6 August 2018 Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 6 August 2018

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (1 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Black-tailed Ringtail Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 6 August 2022
Black-tailed Ringtail Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 6 August 2022
Black-tailed Ringtail Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 8 August 2018
Black-tailed Ringtail Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 6 August 2018
Black-tailed Ringtail Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 6 August 2022
Black-tailed Ringtail Black-tailed Ringtail, Male, Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 8 August 2018
Black-tailed Ringtail Black-tailed Ringtail, Male appendages (lateral view), Yecora, Sonora, Mexico, 8 August 2018