About Phanogomphus diminutus (Needham, 1950)
Phanogomphus diminutus, commonly called the diminutive clubtail, is a clubtail dragonfly species that belongs to the family Gomphidae. This species is endemic to the southeastern United States. Its natural habitats include boggy trickles, slow small streams, and lakes, all of which have mixed sand and silt bottoms and margins lined with Sphagnum moss. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) currently lists Phanogomphus diminutus with a conservation status of "LC", or least concern, meaning there is no immediate threat to the species' survival. This IUCN conservation status was most recently reviewed in 2018. Prior to this current classification, the species had different Red List assessment statuses: it was classified as "rare" from 1986 to 1994, "lower risk/near threatened" in 1996, and "near threatened" in 2007. Around 18 populations of Phanogomphus diminutus are currently known, all located within the U.S. states of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Each of these known populations appears to be stable, with approximately 1000 individuals per population.
