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Sanddragons
Progomphus
Progomphus is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are found in the Americas and are largely tropical. They are one of the few Gomphids with coloured wings.
They are commonly called sanddragons. They are usually found on freshwater sandy beaches and pools.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 70 known species
Common Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus obscurus
Gray Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus borealis
Zebra-striped Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus clendoni
Tawny Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus alachuensis
Belle's Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus bellei
Progomphus joergenseni
speciesProgomphus joergenseni
Progomphus intricatus
speciesProgomphus intricatus
Progomphus complicatus
speciesProgomphus complicatus
Progomphus phyllochromus
speciesProgomphus phyllochromus
Progomphus basistictus
speciesProgomphus basistictus
Belyshev's Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus belyshevi
Pygmy Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus pygmaeus
Progomphus aberrans
speciesProgomphus aberrans
Progomphus herrerae
speciesProgomphus herrerae
Progomphus lepidus
speciesProgomphus lepidus
Progomphus brachycnemis
speciesProgomphus brachycnemis
Progomphus dorsopallidus
speciesProgomphus dorsopallidus
Antillean Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus integer
Progomphus gracilis
speciesProgomphus gracilis
Progomphus boliviensis
speciesProgomphus boliviensis
Anomalous Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus anomalus
Progomphus costalis
speciesProgomphus costalis
Progomphus approximatus
speciesProgomphus approximatus
Mexican Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus mexicanus
Forest Sandragon
speciesProgomphus longistigma
Progomphus occidentalis
speciesProgomphus occidentalis
Lamberto's Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus lambertoi
Splendid Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus zonatus
Progomphus pijpersi
speciesProgomphus pijpersi
Progomphus geijskesi
speciesProgomphus geijskesi
Progomphus recurvatus
speciesProgomphus recurvatus
Ris's Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus risi
Bristle-tipped Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus tennesseni
Elusive Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus zephyrus
Yellow-patterned Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus amarillus
Progomphus amazonicus
speciesProgomphus amazonicus
Progomphus angeloi
speciesProgomphus angeloi
Progomphus conjectus
speciesProgomphus conjectus
Progomphus incurvatus
speciesProgomphus incurvatus
Progomphus kimminsi
speciesProgomphus kimminsi
Progomphus maculatus
speciesProgomphus maculatus
Progomphus nigellus
speciesProgomphus nigellus
Marcela's Sanddragon
speciesProgomphus marcelae
Progomphus abbreviatus
speciesProgomphus abbreviatus
Progomphus australis
speciesProgomphus australis
Progomphus basalis
speciesProgomphus basalis
Progomphus bidentatus
speciesProgomphus bidentatus
Progomphus delicatus
speciesProgomphus delicatus
Progomphus elegans
speciesProgomphus elegans
Progomphus fassli
speciesProgomphus fassli
Progomphus flinti
speciesProgomphus flinti
Progomphus formalis
speciesProgomphus formalis
Progomphus guyanensis
speciesProgomphus guyanensis
Progomphus microcephalus
speciesProgomphus microcephalus
Progomphus montanus
speciesProgomphus montanus
Progomphus nervis
speciesProgomphus nervis
Progomphus perithemoides
speciesProgomphus perithemoides
Progomphus polygonus
speciesProgomphus polygonus
Progomphus racenisi
speciesProgomphus racenisi
Progomphus recticarinatus
speciesProgomphus recticarinatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91327.