The Riffle Snaketail is a small, bright green-and-yellow clubtail dragonfly associated with clean, fast-flowing rivers and streams. Its club-tipped abdomen is characteristic of the gomphid family. It is highly sensitive to water quality and its presence is used as an indicator of healthy, unpolluted waterways.
Habitat
Clean, fast-flowing streams and rivers
Diet
Adults: small flying insects. Nymphs: aquatic invertebrates in gravel beds
How common
Uncommon
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