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Ophiogomphus severus
(Pale Snaketail)
© marlene johnston (Photo ID #18462)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Lardeau bc
Photographer
marlene johnston
Habitat
lakeshore, wet sand
Photo Date
August 11, 2012
Upload Date
August 11, 2012
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
50.146601
UTM Easting
Longitude
-116.954355
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
18462
Notes
This dragonfly seemed to have an injured wing and kept fluttering on the sand, the sound of which was what alerted me to it. ID by Jeremy Gatten: "The black spot on the shoulder is diagnostic for Pale Snaketail, once narrowed down to it being a snaketail. The general look - pale blue eyes, green thorax, and yellow pointed marks down the dorsal surface of the abdominal segments - make it a snaketail ... They often land on the ground whereas darners rarely do. Lots of little pointers on this one to work with."
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