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title: "Dragonhunter"
description: "Hagenius brevistylus — Insekten & Spinnen. The dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) is a clubtail dragonfly of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/dragonhunter
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dragonhunter

> Hagenius brevistylus — Insekten & Spinnen. The dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) is a clubtail dragonfly of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

- Scientific name: *Hagenius brevistylus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 10183
- Wikidata: [Q372177](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q372177)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102006](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102006)

## Names

- en: Dragonhunter
- fr: Hagénie

## Countries with the most observations

US (6428), CA (3118)

## Summary

The dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) is a clubtail dragonfly of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. 
The dragonfly is much larger than any other North American clubtail, at 3.3 inches (84 mm), with black and yellow markings and green eyes.  Males can be distinguished at a distance by their habit of curling their abdomens under while flying, forming a sideways J shape.
The dragonhunter is the only member of genus Hagenius. Its closest relatives are Asian dragonflies of genus Sieboldius, which are also sometimes called "dragonhunters". Together, the two genera form the subfamily Hageniinae.
The nymph…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonhunter

## Photo

![Dragonhunter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dragonhunter/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brady Reed · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126745258

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dragonhunter?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).