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DragonflyIllinoisRiverCruiser_Macromia illinoiensis06272012_EM_BG - Macromia illinoiensis - male
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DragonflyIllinoisRiverCruiser_Macromia illinoiensis06272012_EM_BG - Macromia illinoiensis - Male
Eden Mill Nature Center, Harford County, Maryland, USA
June 27, 2012
Clubtail - ~ 2 inches. ID help please, thanks!
Contributed by Rich on 8 December, 2016 - 9:33am
Last updated 13 August, 2018 - 12:09pm

Moved to Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis
Moved from Macromia.

Swift (Illinois) River Cruiser, as suggested.
… Ken Allison, 13 August, 2018 - 12:09pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 31 December, 2016 - 9:23pm

Eyes are wrong for a Clubtail
How about one of the Macromia?
… john and jane balaban, 8 December, 2016 - 9:50am

 
You know
when you see a club tail (and obviously don't know any better) you only search club tails. Thanks - dead on!
… Rich, 8 December, 2016 - 10:35am

 
more i.d. points
The eyes of clubtails are well separated and never bright green.
… Larry de March, 8 December, 2016 - 12:36pm

 
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.
… Dan Jackson, 8 December, 2016 - 11:05am

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