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Illinois River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis)
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Rich
DragonflyIllinoisRiverCruiser_Macromia illinoiensis06272012_EM_BG -
Macromia illinoiensis
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Eden Mill Nature Center, Harford County, Maryland, USA
June 27, 2012
Clubtail - ~ 2 inches. ID help please, thanks!
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Contributed by
Rich
on 8 December, 2016 - 9:33am
Last updated 13 August, 2018 - 12:09pm
Moved to Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis
Moved from
Macromia
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Swift (Illinois) River Cruiser, as suggested.
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Ken Allison
, 13 August, 2018 - 12:09pm
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Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 31 December, 2016 - 9:23pm
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Eyes are wrong for a Clubtail
How about one of the Macromia?
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john and jane balaban
, 8 December, 2016 - 9:50am
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You know
when you see a club tail (and obviously don't know any better) you only search club tails. Thanks - dead on!
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Rich
, 8 December, 2016 - 10:35am
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more i.d. points
The eyes of clubtails are well separated and never bright green.
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Larry de March
, 8 December, 2016 - 12:36pm
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ID Point
The single stripe on the side of the thorax is the first feature to look at as that is unique to the Cruiser family in North American dragonflies.
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Dan Jackson
, 8 December, 2016 - 11:05am
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