# Gomphus pulchellus (50849318483)

- By: Gilles San Martin
- Date: 2020-06-27
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sanmartin/50849318483/
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gomphus_pulchellus_(50849318483).jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Gomphus_pulchellus_%2850849318483%29.jpg/1920px-Gomphus_pulchellus_%2850849318483%29.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Gomphus pulchellus, the western clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Western Europe, although absent in the British isles. Its natural habitat are clean ponds and canals, clay and mud holes. The species is 47–50 mm long.