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Delta-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster diastatops)
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Copyright © 2015
Ed Harrison
Unidentified Odonata -
Cordulegaster diastatops
Adirondack Mts., northern Saratoga County, New York, USA
June 22, 2015
Is this a Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) or something else?
Sorry, I wasn’t able to get a dorsal photo.
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Contributed by
Ed Harrison
on 24 June, 2015 - 1:09pm
Last updated 24 June, 2015 - 2:20pm
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Ben Coulter
, 24 June, 2015 - 2:20pm
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Spiketail
I think Twin-Spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster maculata but I may be wrong
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Larry de March
, 24 June, 2015 - 2:18pm
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Unidentified Odonata
Thanks Larry! My photo fits nicely with the BG photos of Cordulegaster maculata.
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Ed Harrison
, 25 June, 2015 - 6:11am
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Not maculata
It's actually
Cordulegaster diastatops
, not
maculata
. Note how the spots on the abdomen are larger, and positioned more laterally.
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Ben Coulter
, 25 June, 2015 - 6:21am
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C. diastatops
Thanks for the i.d. tips, both of a subjective nature unfortunately. I guess separation gets easier with experience with the two species. I found another field mark you mentioned on a previous submission re: eyes not touching in C. diastatops whereas they do in C. maculata.
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Larry de March
, 25 June, 2015 - 8:15am
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