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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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Common Whitetail (female) - Plathemis lydia
Copyright © 2012 Thom Mitchell

Common Whitetail (female) - Plathemis lydia
Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
August 8, 2012
This specimen persistently landed on these concrete garden blocks. Was it attracted to warmth?
When it landed, the wings were lowered in 3 or 4 ratchet-like movements, as if the wings were "notched".
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Contributed by Thom Mitchell on 9 August, 2012 - 9:43pm
Last updated 10 August, 2012 - 1:23am

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Thom Mitchell, 10 August, 2012 - 1:19am login or register to post comments

female
It's a female Common Whitetail
http://bugguide.net/node/view/603
Nice image
… Heidi Eaton, 9 August, 2012 - 10:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Heidi!
Such a difference from the mature male.
She was very photo-cooperative, landing at my feet!
… Thom Mitchell, 10 August, 2012 - 1:18am login or register to post comments

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