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Maine Snaketail (Ophiogomphus mainensis)
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Copyright © 2007
Steve Nanz
Snaketail 0811 -
Ophiogomphus mainensis
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Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York, USA
May 15, 2004
Maine Snaketail? Found examples of Rusty Snaketail that looked similar too.
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Contributed by
Steve Nanz
on 12 August, 2007 - 7:17am
Last updated 15 July, 2010 - 7:15am
Moved
Moved from
Clubtails
.
…
john and jane balaban
, 29 December, 2007 - 9:21am
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Moved
Moved from
Dragonflies
.
…
john and jane balaban
, 9 September, 2007 - 12:12pm
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Yes
Female Maine (
Ophiogomphus mainensis
). The onle snaketail with such long, straight, close-together horns on the occiput:
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Cliff Bernzweig
, 12 August, 2007 - 8:37am
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Thank You
I was wondering what the horns were. Now I know.
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Steve Nanz
, 13 August, 2007 - 3:29am
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