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Common Whitetail Dragonfly

Libellula (Plathemis) lydia (Drury, 1773)

Photo by david.govoni
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Field Notes

Description:

Common Whitetail, Libellula (Plathemis) lydia (Drury, 1773). Mature male. Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

Habitat:

Freshwater pond.

Notes:

Photo by David L. Govoni ©2010

Reference Links:

Common Whitetail (Dragonfly) (♂), Virginia | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Geodialist
Thanks for joining the D&Ds of HMP mission, David! I like the hyperlink to your Flickr photostream. A couple of gentle suggestions: (1) I recommend you add your spotting to the "Global Dragonflies & Damselflies" mission too. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/6524202 (2) Tags should be comma-separated when you edit a spotting.

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PublishedDecember 18, 2011

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