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Phanogomphus hodgesi
Hodges's Clubtail, Hodges' Clubtail
Phanogomphus hodgesi is a clubtail dragonfly endemic to the Gulf Coast of the United States. It was transferred from genus Gomphus to Phanogomphus in 2017 when that taxon was elevated from subgenus to genus rank. The species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN and listed as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Louisiana. A major NSF-funded study (GEODE project) initiated in 2018 aims to document its ecology and evolutionary relationships.