RUSSET-TIPPED clubtail
Female Russet-tipped Clubtails have smaller, thinner clubs than the males. This female was photographed in Miamisburg.
Another male Russet-tipped Clubtail at Otto Armleder Park. This park is a great clubtail spot near the mouth of the Little Miami. I find Russet-tipped Clubtails almost every time I go down there.
Another female Russet-tipped Clubtail, eating what I believe is a European paper wasp. Photographed at Miamisburg.
I photographed this male Russet-tipped Clubtail in Miamisburg. This species is in 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 1st locally, but I have also seen Russet-tippeds as late as November 3rd down at Otto Armleder Park near Cincinnati. This male was found at Otto Armleder.
This female Russet-tipped Clubtail was munching on a ladybug. Photographed August 15, 2020, in Miamisburg.
Another female at Miamisburg. I have found several Russet-tipped Clubtails along the Great Miami River at this location.
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, it turned out to be a female too!
Female Russet-tipped Clubtail, sunning herself on a sycamore leaf at Otto Armleder Park.
Another shot of the female at Otto Armleder Park.
This is my personal late date for the species. Photographed November 3, 2024, at Otto Armleder Park.