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Two-striped Forceptail - Aphylla williamsoni

Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
July 1, 2007
Size: 2 3/4"

(Changed title to Forceptail 12-Jul-2007)

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Two-striped Forceptail - Aphylla williamsoni

Two-striped Forceptail - Aphylla williamsoni

Contributed by Bill Brower on 2 July, 2007 - 5:05am
Last updated 12 July, 2007 - 7:23am

Gomphid

Note the separated eyes.
Don't know enough about Florida to guess.

… Jason Forbes, 2 July, 2007 - 2:36pm

Good point

I always struggle with these. Now I'm inclined to think it might be a Two-striped Forceptail (a Gomphid - Aphylla williamsonia) similar to one I submitted a few weeks ago. That one had much more yellow colored stripes as opposed to the yellow-green on this one.

Thanks for the input!

… Bill Brower, 2 July, 2007 - 4:17pm

Definitely Two-striped Forcep

Definitely Two-striped Forceptail, a female. I think the angle of the sun is what has washed out the colors, because the two sexes are pretty similar in color, except for the club.

… Giff Beaton, 10 July, 2007 - 4:01pm

Thanks for the clarification...

Moved to proper guide page.

… Bill Brower, 12 July, 2007 - 7:24am

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