''Stylogomphus albistylus'', the eastern least clubtail, is a species of
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family
Gomphidae.
[ It is typically found in ]North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, particularly in the Appalachians and eastward. It can also be found in the states of Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
conservation status of ''Stylogomphus albistylus'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[
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Gomphidae
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Insects described in 1878
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