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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae)
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Black-shouldered spinylegs perhaps
Copyright © 2016 Philip W. Davis

Black-shouldered spinylegs perhaps
Lovelady, Houston County, Texas, USA
March 25, 2016
After a winter with no dragonflies, they have suddenly reappeared, and my skills at identifying are dulled. I was seeing a lot of Flag-tailed Spinylegs & Common Baskettails. But I cannot make this one out. The blue eyes, pattern on the thorax, and the abdominal shape and color do not seem to match anything I can recognize. Can anyone help?
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Contributed by Philip W. Davis on 27 March, 2016 - 3:46am
Last updated 11 March, 2018 - 2:05pm

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… Roxanne S. Bernard, 11 March, 2018 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

Teneral still, so the colours
Teneral still, so the colours are not quite fully developed yet (grey eyes are a hint, they will darken).
Female.
Does not seem to have the 'spiny leg' of a spinylegs (but not sure thats conclusive) but it does look like a clubtail of some type to me.
… Brenda Van Ryswyk, 11 December, 2016 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

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