Common Whitetail (female)

Common Whitetail (female). Female common whitetails are often confused with the twelve-spotted skimmer. The common whitetail females have a short, stout abdomen with several oblique dorsolateral white or pale yellow markings against a brown ground color. Each wing has three black evenly spaced blotches. The female has a solid stripe down the side of the longer, more slender abdomen. Adults feed on flying insects. A summer species. Found in the 48 United States and south into Mexico and into the Canadian provinces.