Common Club-tail (Gomphus vulgatissimus)

Female Common Club-tail (Gomphus vulgatissimus). Photo © David Kitching 2008

Male Common Club-tail (Gomphus vulgatissimus). Photo © David Kitching 2006

Distribution map for Common Club-tail
Large dot = Proven breeding,
Medium dot = Probable breeding,
Small dot = Possible breeding
Open rectangle = Pre 1980 records only
Red dots show tetrads in which species has only been recorded since 1991 or where breeding status has been raised since 1991.

Flight period


The separate eyes can be clearly seen in this view of a teneral female. Photo © David Kitching 2006


Female Common Club-tail (Gomphus vulgatissimus). Photo © David Kitching 2008


Male Common Club-tail (Gomphus vulgatissimus). Photo © David Kitching 2006

© David Kitching 2016

Last update 2.1.2016