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dark-tailed dragonfly - side - Lanthus parvulus
Copyright © 2005 Robin McLeod

dark-tailed dragonfly - side - Lanthus parvulus
Renous Road, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada
July 3, 2005
Size: about 30 mm ?
On alder shrub overhanging creek in coniferous forest. Seemed pretty small - about meadowhawk size.

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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 November, 2005 - 12:44am
Last updated 14 November, 2005 - 1:03pm

male Northern Pygmy Clubtail - Lanthus parvulus
It matches up perfectly with the picture in Blair Nikula's book (1). The small size, green eyes, black abdomen with the 3 yellow rings on the last segments, and bright yellow thoracic markings all match L. parvulus. Nice shots of a species I'm still looking for.
… tom murray, 13 November, 2005 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Lanthus parvulus
Thanks, Tom - and Stephen. It seems that Blair Nikula was a sort of pioneer of Odonate photography, in the days before digital cameras. I found a shot from 1996 here, and a couple of others elsewhere that look like a good match too. Thanks again.
… Robin McLeod, 14 November, 2005 - 12:47am login or register to post comments

Clubtail
This is a Clubtail. Unusual for the abdomen being so dark. There's a list of New Brunswick clubtails on this page:

http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/checklists/namerica/canada_checkList.asp?State=New%20Brunswick

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 13 November, 2005 - 4:20am login or register to post comments

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