Gomphus pulchellus - Western Clubtail - Gomphus gentil

Description

A greenish-yellow and black marked dragonfly with blue eyes. Its abdomen is not particularly swollen near the tip. Found by large ponds and lakes from mid-May to August.

Male at Lac du Salagou, 28th May 2004

Male at Lac du Salagou, 28th May 2004

Male eating fly at Lac du Salagou, 28th May 2004

This male specimen caught an Orange White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis acutipennis) and landed on my shorts to eat it! Photo taken at Lac de Bourdelet, Riols (34) - July 2006

Observations

26/05/2004   A single male resting (typically) on the ground near Lac du Salagou, Hérault (34).

13/06/2004   Solitary male near Lac du Salagou, Hérault (34).

08/07/2004   Solitary male on gorse bushes near Lac du Salagou, Hérault (34).

19/06/2006   Solitary male on rocks by the River Orb at Hérépian (34)

20/07/2006   Solitary male at Lac de Bourdelet, Riols (34). The insect was observed catching and eating a male Orange White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis acutipennis.

22/06/2007   Solitary male seen at the Lac de Vésoles