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Lilypad Clubtail (Arigomphus furcifer)

An uncommon clubtail that usually frequents slower streams and marshy waterbodies with abundant floating vegetation. Males show (1) azure eyes, (2) rusty borders on the sides of abdominal segments 8 and 9 (which lack yellow above), and (3) yellow claspers with inward-pointing spikes. I've never seen a female but apparently they're similar to female Horned Clubtails but lack horns and the high occiput of that species. I only saw a handful of individuals on one day in 2008.
Lilypad Clubtail (A. furcifer) - Male
Lilypad Clubtail (A. furcifer) - Male
Lilypad Clubtail (A. furcifer) - Male
Lilypad Clubtail (A. furcifer) - Male
Lilypad Clubtail (A. furcifer) - Male
Lilypad Clubtail (A. furcifer) - Male