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Common Whitetail

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Field Notes

Description:

A fairly large dragonfly with a long white tail-like abdomen.

Habitat:

Found by the river bed in South Carolina.

Species ID Suggestions

Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (1)
Kellyspubvista
Thank you Jakubko! So It did have a white tail. I thought I was using the wrong term.

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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PublishedAugust 14, 2013

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