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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Gomphurus » Cobra Clubtail (Gomphurus vastus)
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Newly emerged dragonfly (DF200) - Gomphurus vastus
Copyright © 2007 Fred Siskind

Newly emerged dragonfly (DF200) - Gomphurus vastus
Great Falls NP, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 27, 2007
Fully emerged version of previous submission.
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Contributed by Fred Siskind on 27 May, 2007 - 4:52pm
Last updated 30 July, 2007 - 8:09pm

Moved
Moved from Clubtails.
… john and jane balaban, 30 July, 2007 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2007 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

Cobra Clubtail, I think
That looks suspiciously like a Cobra Clubtail. In the last week or so, they've been emerging by the thousands along the Potomac River. Nice photos!
… June Tveekrem, 27 May, 2007 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. Compared it with phot
Thanks. Compared it with photo of mature cobra from last summer in same area and it looks similar, though colors are drab compared with the mature (being in the shade may be a factor). I've been seeing lots of dragonfly and damselfly shells this weekend - good spot about a quarter mile up from parking lot on Virginia side of Great Falls.

Are there any good spots on the Maryland side?

Enjoyed your web site. I'm also into dragonflies/damselflies and am always looking for new sites/species to photograph. Lots of my shots on www.agpix.com/siskind
… Fred Siskind, 28 May, 2007 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

 
I sent you an email with answers,
using the address on your web site. If you didn't receive it, please contact me at the address given in my BugGuide profile.
… June Tveekrem, 29 May, 2007 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

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