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Common Whitetail, male

Plathemis lydia

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Field Notes

Description:

Common Whitetail dragonfly. Mature males have a short, stout abdomen that is chalky blue-white.

Habitat:

This common whitetail (along with others) was spotted flying over a lake in Staunton, Virginia.

Species ID Suggestions

Common Whitetail, male

Plathemis lydia

Comments (2)

Thank you ForestDragon for helping to identify this species correctly. I did check out the bug guide and also saw that the picture I have matches perfectly with a common whitetail. Thanks so much!
Beautiful dragonfly, Mary! I think it is a Common Whitetail, though. Check out the link I provided. :-)

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