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INSECTS

Brook Snaketail

Ophiogomphus aspersus

Insects
Native
Brook Snaketail, photo 1 of 5
Brook Snaketail, Male
Brook Snaketail, Female
46.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Gomphidae 46.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 38 observations of Brook Snaketail in Québec, mostly in Chaudière-Appalaches, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  2. Capitale-Nationale10
  3. Estrie10
  4. Lanaudière1
  5. Laurentides1
  6. Montérégie1
  7. Mauricie1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Riffle SnaketailOphiogomphus carolus