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Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

First 2 photos show the adult male, third photo shows the adult female. Common Whitetails often rest on objects near the water, and sometimes on the ground. Males are territorial, holding a 10 to 30 metre stretch of the water's edge, and patrolling it to drive off other males.

Habitat:

pond, temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted these dragonflies at Heartland Forest.

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Common Whitetail

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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Yeah, thanks Luis, I was glad to get both of them as well.

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PublishedNovember 12, 2013

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