Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Dot-tailed Whiteface


Dot-tailed Whiteface Male
The dot-tailed whiteface is a small dragonfly with a length of 1 to 11/5 inches (25 to 38 mm). It is distinguished by the mostly black body, small black basal wing spots, black legs, and white face. Male dot-tailed whitefaces have one yellow spot on the dorsal side of the abdomen. Female dot-tailed whitefaces have multiple yellow spots along the dorsal side of the abdomen and the last yellow spot is large and square shaped. There is also a small yellow stripe along the lateral edge in the middle of the abdomen. In both sexes, the abdomen has been known to fade when they age.
Wikipedia

Dot-tailed Whiteface Male

I saw these out at what seemed to me an early time this year.  We have lots of these.


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