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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Clubtails (Gomphidae) » Spinylegs (Dromogomphus) » Southeastern Spinyleg (Dromogomphus armatus)
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Southeastern Spinyleg - Dromogomphus armatus
Copyright © 2006 Lois Stacey

Southeastern Spinyleg - Dromogomphus armatus
Silver Bluff Audubon Center, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
July 7, 2006
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Contributed by Lois Stacey on 7 July, 2006 - 2:55pm
Last updated 8 July, 2006 - 8:00pm

Spiny
Actually Lois I think this is a Flag-tailed Spinyleg. I think you can see the characteristic spines on the rear leg.
… Herschel Raney, 8 July, 2006 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

 
Herschel
I posted to an odonata listserve and they confirmed Southeastern Spinyleg. Thanks for pointing out those spines, I didn't even see them. I'm moving to that page.
… Lois Stacey, 8 July, 2006 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

 
I don't know
The markings on the abdomen didn't seem to fit that (I'm not sure it occurs here either) nor Southeastern Spinyleg. On Flag-tailed it seems it should have rings around the abdomen and for Southeastern it would have markings along the sides of the abdomen. This is Flag-tailed Spinyleg and really doesn't seem to fit. This is Southeastern Spinyleg here. I admit, the Southeastern is closer and I do now see the spines on the legs.
… Lois Stacey, 8 July, 2006 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

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