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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Ringtails (Erpetogomphus) » Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus)
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ringtail dragonfly - Erpetogomphus designatus
Copyright © 2007 Kathy Shogren

ringtail dragonfly - Erpetogomphus designatus
Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA
Not sure if this is the Eastern Ringtail, or the White-belted Ringtail. Any thoughts? Male or female? Will include two more views.

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Contributed by Kathy Shogren on 24 July, 2007 - 4:24pm
Last updated 6 August, 2007 - 8:14pm

Eastern
I know I shouldn't be basing an ID strictly on range, but it's pretty compelling in this case. Eastern Ringtail is well-known from most of Kansas, while White-belted Ringtail is unknown from anywhere too near KS. White-belted would not show as much yellow in the abdominal and thoracic pale areas, too. This one's a female based on the terminal appendages. So female Eastern Ringtail (Erpetogomphus designatus) it is.
… Nick Block, 24 July, 2007 - 11:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Nick.
Thanks for the ID Nick.
… Kathy Shogren, 25 July, 2007 - 12:39am login or register to post comments

 
Hey, send some of those to la
Hey, send some of those to lawrence and I'll send you that Arrowhead Spiketail! Always nice to see KS insects, we're underepresented
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 July, 2007 - 5:51am login or register to post comments

 
Will do Will
Hi Will. I have seen quite a few of these in the past week. I am new to dragonflies, took my first in May. This shot and others were taken at the Land Institute near Salina. A great place, as they have tried to keep several sections of land original prairie. There were many Halloween Pennants also.
… Kathy Shogren, 25 July, 2007 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

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