Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail)
GenusGomphus (Zoo.) (club-tailed dragonflies)
FamilyGOMPHIDAE (club-tailed dragonflies)
SuborderANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail) :
1: Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail)
30 Apr 2011 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Teneral male
Image 1: Teneral male
2: Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Teneral male, resting on Sweet Briar
Image 1: Teneral male - dorsal viewImage 2: Teneral male - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Teneral male - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 4: Teneral male - lateral view - close-upImage 5: Teneral male - abdomen base - ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Teneral male - abomen tip - ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Teneral male - abomen - ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Teneral male - head and thorax (part) - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Teneral male - head and thorax - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Teneral male - head and thorax - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged
3: Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Teneral female, resting on Sweet Briar leaf
Image 1: Teneral female - dorsal viewImage 2: Teneral female - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Teneral female - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Teneral female - dorsal view (4)

Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail)
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