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Flag-tailed Spinyleg

Dromogomphus spoliatus

Photo by Brian38
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Description:

The flag-tailed spinyleg varies in length from 2.2 to 2.6 inches. The eyes are blue. The thorax is yellow-green with black shoulder markings. The abdomen is generally yellow with black markings with the exception of the end of the abdomen. The male club is vertically flattened with its sides pale yellow to rusty orange. The female club is slender and yellowish to rusty brown. The back legs have 4 -11 unusually long comb-like spines.

Habitat:

Spotted at the edge of a lake at the White Oak State Park in Arkansas.

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