Common Sanddragon
Progomphus obscurus (Rambur, 1842)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Odonata |
| Family | Gomphidae |
| Genus | Progomphus |
| Species | Progomphus obscurus (Rambur, 1842) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Georgia.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia
Counties
- Georgia
- Washington
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2017.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N2 Imperiled
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S2 Imperiled
- Quebec
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- S3 Vulnerable
- Delaware
- S2 Imperiled
- New Hampshire
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- SNR Unranked
- Nebraska
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- S3 Vulnerable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Maine
- S2 Imperiled
- Iowa
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S3 Vulnerable
- New York
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- West Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Colorado
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- New Mexico
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Reeves, W.K., Jensen, J.B. & Ozier, J.C. 2000. New faunal and fungal records from caves in Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62: 169–179. https://caves.org/wp-content/uploads/Publications/JCKS/v62/v62n3-Reeves.pdf.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Progomphus obscurus (Rambur, 1842). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2855. https://cavebiology.org/species/progomphus-obscurus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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