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Delta-Spotted Spiketail Dragonfly

Cordulegaster diastatops

Photo by glbnoah109
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Field Notes

Description:

The Delta-Spotted Spiketail has a black abdomen with yellow triangular spots on the dorsal surface. The sides of the thorax are black with straight, broad, yellow stripes.

Habitat:

On a path, very close to a spring fed large pond.

Reference Links:

Anisopteran - Cordulegaster diastatops - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
SarahRicher
Not a Delta-spotted Spiketail; note that the eyes are not touching at all, which is a field mark for dragonflies in the Clubtail group (Gomphidae), while the Spiketails are in the Cordulegastridae group.
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PublishedJune 26, 2014

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