Field Marks

• Average adult size is from approximately 1.8 to 2.2 inches
• Face primarily yellow with no distinct markings
• Eyes blue
• Thorax yellow with brown stripes
• Thoracic stripes wide and fused together in pairs, making the thorax appear to be dull brown
• Brown abdomen with spear-shaped yellow top spots through segment 7
• Segment 8 has a small triangular top spot
• Segment 9 has little to no yellow
• Segment 10 has a pale yellow stripe down the center
• Black claspers have a downward spike protruding from the bottom of the cerci

Field Marks

• Female is colored similarly to the male
• Female has a tiara shaped occiput (higher in the center with depressions on either side)
• The line on segment 10 is more pronounced, almost oval in shape
• Medium sized subgenital plates

Similar Species

• Ashy Clubtail
• Dusky Clubtail males have a downward pointing tooth on the underside of the cerci, Ashy Clubtail males do not
• Dusky Clubtail females have a tiara shaped occiput, the Ashy Clubtail female's occiput is convex shaped
• Lancet Clubtail
• The Lancet Clubtail is typically smaller
• The Dusky Clubtail male has downward pointing tooth on the underside of the cerci, the Lancet Clubtail has lance shaped cerci without a tooth
• Dusky Clubtail female have a tiara shaped occiput, the Lancet Clubtail female's occiput is mostly straight across.

Behavior

Males perch low in the vegetation, on water lilies or on the ground near their wetland habitats. Females, immatures, and males who are not mating can often be found away from the water frequently perched in the sun on dirt or gravel roads and paths

Habitat

Lakes with sandy shores, boggy ponds and slow moving streams

Reproduction

Females lay eggs by dipping abdomen into the waters of appropriate habitat