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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Whitetails (Plathemis) » Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
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Male or female Libellula forensis? - Plathemis lydia - female
Copyright © 2005 Kildale

Male or female Libellula forensis? - Plathemis lydia - Female
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 13, 2005
Posted one of these last year and would like to know if this is a male or female Libellula forensis.
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Contributed by Kildale on 14 June, 2005 - 6:17pm
Last updated 15 June, 2005 - 7:51am

Common Whitetail
It looks like Plathemis lydia crosses the continent so we assume you have it out there. This is a female. Different wing pattern from the male. See. L. forensis wouldn't have black on the wing tips, and would have a continuous stripe along the side of the abdomen, while Plathemis has a broken stripe / / / / etc.
… john and jane balaban, 14 June, 2005 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks again. I appreciate all the work you do.
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