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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Spiketails (Cordulegastridae) » Cordulegaster » Twin-Spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster maculata)
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Dragonhunter? - Cordulegaster maculata
Copyright © 2008 Jessica Lettich

Dragonhunter? - Cordulegaster maculata
Martins Creek, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 1, 2008

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Twin-Spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster maculata Dragonhunter? - Cordulegaster maculata
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Contributed by Jessica Lettich on 1 June, 2008 - 6:11pm
Last updated 20 June, 2008 - 12:47pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 20 June, 2008 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

Spiketail!
Look at the size of that ovipositor.
The small spots make me think this is a Twin-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster maculata).
… Jason Forbes, 1 June, 2008 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
This can be frustrating for a beginner . . .
Thanks for the quick reply! It's tough ID'ing something when you don't know where to start. I overlooked the Spiketail family and stumbled on a photo that seemed close in the Clubtail family.
… Jessica Lettich, 1 June, 2008 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

 
The eyes actually touch (barely)
in the Spiketails, something they would not do in the Clubtails. That one point of contact makes them look like a written figure 8 from above (or the symbol for infinity if you're mathematically inclined!)
… john and jane balaban, 1 June, 2008 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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