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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Spiketails (Cordulegastridae) » Cordulegaster » Twin-Spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster maculata)
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Cordulegaster maculata
Copyright © 2011 metrioptera

Cordulegaster maculata
Blackrock Farm, Kennebunkport, York County, Maine, USA
May 29, 2010
Size: probably about 7 cm
Found in a greenhouse.

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Cordulegaster maculata Cordulegaster maculata
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Contributed by metrioptera on 18 January, 2011 - 6:23am
Last updated 6 February, 2014 - 4:55pm

Corduelgaster maculata
Metrioptera! I'm a student at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and I'm creating a website on the Twin-spotted spiketail, you have some great pictures and I was wondering if I could use them? I would put a direct link to this site if you permit me to use them! Thanks
… Alex Pinter, 26 March, 2012 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Delta-Spotted Spiketail.
… Kevin Hall, 19 January, 2011 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

This is a Twin-spotted Spiketail
This is not Delta-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster diastatops) but rather, a Twin-spotted (Cordulegaster maculata). Delta-spotted Spiktail has very large, triangular lateral markings on the abdomen, whereas on this individual, the paired markings are smaller and positioned dorsally. Note that the eyes are in contact on the top of the head. On Delta-spotted, the eyes do not touch.

Compare Delta-spotted to Twin-spotted on njodes.
… Ben Coulter, 19 January, 2011 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 18 January, 2011 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

check
Delta-spotted Spiketail - Cordulegaster diastatops
… Bob Barber, 18 January, 2011 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

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