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Dragonfly (Mantled Baskettail?) Cruising Stream Area near Atlantic White Cedar, Pocosin Shrubs - Epitheca semiaquea
Copyright © 2017 Will Stuart

Dragonfly (Mantled Baskettail?) Cruising Stream Area near Atlantic White Cedar, Pocosin Shrubs - Epitheca semiaquea

Sandhills Game Lands, Hoffman, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
April 2, 2017
Size: 5-6 cm long?
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Contributed by Will Stuart on 3 April, 2017 - 7:40am
Last updated 2 December, 2024 - 2:06pm

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Moved
Moved from Baskettails.
… Tyler Hedlund, 2 December, 2024 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 5 April, 2017 - 8:52am login or register to post comments

I would say Epitheca (Baskettail) of some sort.
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… Skip Blanchard, 3 April, 2017 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
Baskettail
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Jeff Pippen has several images of Epitheca semiaquea (Mantled Baskettail) from this exact habitat, spring flyer, same landing posture.
… Will Stuart, 3 April, 2017 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

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