''Gomphurus modestus'', the Gulf Coast clubtail, is a species of

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

in the family Gomphidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the southeastern United States, and is found in medium to large, slow-flowing rivers over rock, mud and sand substrates. This species was formerly a member of the genus '' Gomphus''. It is now considered to be a member of the genus ''

Gomphurus ''Gomphurus'' is a genus of clubtails in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. There are about 13 described species in ''Gomphurus''. ''Gomphurus'' was formerly considered a subgenus of ''Gomphus (dragonfly), Gomphus'', but has recently ...

'', after that name was elevated in rank from subgenus in 2017. The IUCN conservation status of ''Gomphurus modestus'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed on 5 May 2016.

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Insects of the United States Gomphidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Insects described in 1942 {{Gomphidae-stub