Eastern Forktail Female

Eastern Forktail Female

The Eastern Forktail Female looks different than the male. 

I became confused about this one and called it citrine forktail.  I am glad to have a more clear understanding.

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Fragile Forktail II

Fragile Forktail

I wanted to share a couple additional shots of the Fragile Forktail.

Fragile Forktail

 In this shot, I tried to pull back over exposed detail.  I was successful except in the the post occipital spots and the markings on the thorax.  Please refer to the first shot for correct colorations.

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Viceroy Butterfly

Viceroy Butterfly

I have seen only about two larger orange butterflies this year.  Missing, notably, is the Monarch.  It looks very similar to the Viceroy Butterfly, pictured above.  This is the best shot I have of this butterfly.  It was all I needed to tell me it was not a Monarch.  Does anyone know why?

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Black Horsefly

Black Horsefly

I saw the largest horsefly I have ever seen the other day.  It was all black and I learned later it is named, appropriately, The Black Horsefly.  It was over an inch long.

Black Horsefly

My guess would be that this is a male.  

I read that the males feed on nectar while females feed on blood.  The female, like the female mosquito, needs the blood meal to nourish developing eggs.  When the eggs hatch, the larvae drop down into water or moist soil.  They progress through 6 to 9 instars at which time they pupate.  That stage lasts for 1 to 3 weeks.  (University of Michigan) 

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Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly

Eastern Pondhawk Male

The Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly is quite common this year at Gorman and, I read, "common and widespread" in Ohio.

They fly, in the morning, about the same time the Slaty Skimmers fly.  The female has more green on her body.

Eastern Pondhawk Female

They are a medium sized dragonfly and fly until about mid-September.  They perch readily and are not difficult to photograph.  

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Delaware Skipper

Deleware Skipper

I have read that Ohio has about 35 kinds of skipper butterflies, some of which you must dissect to identify.  This is a little skipper butterfly which commonly flies around the edge of the pond.  It is small, wingspan 26 to 30 mm, 0.98 to 1.18 in. according to Wikipedia.  It is very active, seldom sitting still.  Any movement will cause it to fly.  This shot is a product of my search for the Citrine Forktail Damselfly.

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Citrine Forktail

Citrine Forktail

I finally got shots of the Citrine Forktail.  I almost gave up at a point when I discovered that my supposed shots of it since 2009 were not correctly identified.  I then went back and read the e-mail saying they had seen one on July 18 when they visited Gorman.  They said where they had seen it and I looked there.

Citrine Forktail

The weather had changed since July 18.  The cooler weather, I think, has an effect on their behavior.  I thought back to the day they visited and the time of day.  It was late morning.  I decided to look later in the day than I had been.  I went to the location where I remembered hearing them discuss the Citrine Forktail.  I was successful!

I feel a burden lifted.  It will now be recognized at the state level as being in Richland County!

I meant to mention that this is a small damselfly.  The length range for males is 0.83-0.98 in. and for females 0.83-1.02 in.  Also according to the book, it is at the end of its flying time of June and July.  Its status is listed as:  uncommon to rare.

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