Arrow Clubtail (NPS National Capital Region Odonata)

Arrow Clubtail

Stylurus spiniceps

Range description ⁶

This species occurs in Canada and the United States of America.

Conservation actions ⁷

Conservation Actions

The species is present in numerous protected areas but entire watersheds are not protected; no further conservation measures are apparently required.

Habitat and ecology ⁸

Habitat and Ecology

The species frequents mud- and sand-bottomed rivers in forested regions; occasionally streams or lakes. Adults spend much time in forest canopy, so best surveyed by larvae and exuviae.

Systems

Terrestrial
Freshwater

Sources and Credits

(c) Stylurus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/79039057@N00/2793617145
(c) Sarah Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Sarah Webb
(c) Jessica Louton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://collections.nmnh.si.edu/services/media.php?env=ento&irn=10168064
(c) Darrin OBrien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2793617145_75a2340668.jpg
(c) Kurt Andreas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/42227089@N00/16473675800/
(c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31275799
(c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31275803
(c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31275801