RUSSET-TIPPED clubtail
Female Russet-tipped Clubtails have smaller, thinner clubs than the males.
This male Russet-tipped Clubtail and the one above were found at Otto Armleder Park. This is a great clubtail spot near Cincinnati, near the mouth of the Little Miami. (All of the other Russet-tippeds on this page were photographed in the Dayton area.)
Another female Russet-tipped Clubtail, eating what I believe is a European paper wasp. Photographed at Miamisburg.
This is a Russet-tipped Clubtail. It belongs to the family of hanging clubtails. These dragonflies are generally difficult to find, because they spend much of their time perched in trees where they are difficult to spot.
Russet-tipped Clubtails fly later in the year than most clubtail species. My personal early and late dates are July 31st and October 9th.
This female Russet-tipped Clubtail was munching on a ladybug. Photographed August 15, 2020, in Miamisburg.
Another female. I have found several Russet-tipped Clubtails along the Great Miami River in Miamisburg.
I have better luck finding the females than the males. I think this is because the females spend more time lurking in vegetation along the shore, while the males are out flying over the river!
When I finally got a decent flight shot of one, it turned out to be a female too!