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Common Whitetail Dragonfly (juvenille male)

Plathemis lydia

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Field Notes

Description:

Dragonfly with black stripes on winds and blue abdomen.

Habitat:

Was spotted in backyard near vegetable garden.

Notes:

There were three of these flying around, but this was the only one with a blue abdomen.

Reference Links:

Species Plathemis lydia - Common Whitetail - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

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KeithRoragen
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Comments (3)
anastasia.lee.smith
So the other ones that looked the same but had black abdomens were even younger ones?
KeithRoragen
This is an immature male Whitetail. As the males mature they develop a powder-blue abdomen and the abdominal stripes become indistinct.

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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BioBlitz! Oklahoma
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedJune 15, 2013

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