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Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus female Guadalupe River, Independence Park, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 2 August 2003
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Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 19 August 2003
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Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 3 June 2004
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Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus female Falcon State Park Zapata Co., Texas 12 October 2004 (part of the park is in Zapata Co., but most of it is in Starr Co.)
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image 1 male image 2 female
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image 1 male image 2 female
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After our tour of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, Elizabeth, Brent, Stalin, and I went to this little spillway and explored some more. :)
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On July 1, 2015, we observed a female Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) on the west bank trail (unnamed) of the Elm Fork Trinity River downstream from the Lake Ray Roberts dam's spillway at Elm Fork Park, Lake Ray Roberts/Lake Lewisville FM 455 Access Area, Denton County, Texas (between Pilot Point and Sanger). This is a large dragonfly species. The range map for this dragonfly species found in John C. Abbott's, Dragonflies of Texas (University of Texas Press, 2015), states that this is a common species and is locally abundant. His map has it present throughout most of Texas except parts of far West Texas and the Panhandle. His map has it occurring in adjoining states like Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Abbott also maps its range as extending into northeastern Mexico especially Tamaulipas. Its true range in Mexico (and beyond in Latin America possibly) may not yet be determined. With respect to its range, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) indicates it has yet to report on this species.
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On July 1, 2015, we observed a female Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) on the west bank trail (unnamed) of the Elm Fork Trinity River downstream from the Lake Ray Roberts dam's spillway at Elm Fork Park, Lake Ray Roberts/Lake Lewisville FM 455 Access Area, Denton County, Texas (between Pilot Point and Sanger). This is a large dragonfly species. The range map for this dragonfly species found in John C. Abbott's, Dragonflies of Texas (University of Texas Press, 2015), states that this is a common species and is locally abundant. His map has it present throughout most of Texas except parts of far West Texas and the Panhandle. His map has it occurring in adjoining states like Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Abbott also maps its range as extending into northeastern Mexico especially Tamaulipas. Its true range in Mexico (and beyond in Latin America possibly) may not yet be determined. With respect to its range, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) indicates it has yet to report on this species.
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On July 1, 2015, we observed a female Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) on the west bank trail (unnamed) of the Elm Fork Trinity River downstream from the Lake Ray Roberts dam's spillway at Elm Fork Park, Lake Ray Roberts/Lake Lewisville FM 455 Access Area, Denton County, Texas (between Pilot Point and Sanger). This is a large dragonfly species. The range map for this dragonfly species found in John C. Abbott's, Dragonflies of Texas (University of Texas Press, 2015), states that this is a common species and is locally abundant. His map has it present throughout most of Texas except parts of far West Texas and the Panhandle. His map has it occurring in adjoining states like Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Abbott also maps its range as extending into northeastern Mexico especially Tamaulipas. Its true range in Mexico (and beyond in Latin America possibly) may not yet be determined. With respect to its range, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) indicates it has yet to report on this species.
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19 September 2014: Observed a Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) capture and prey on a Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) at North Lakes Park, Denton, Texas. North Lakes Park has two lakes associated with it, one north of Windsor Drive, the other to its immediate south. This observation occurred in the south lake. In Texas, the Flag-tailed Spinyleg is found in almost all parts of the state except for the most northwestern area of the Panhandle and far West Texas. John C. Abbott in Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (University of Texas Press, 2015), reports that this dragonfly is common otherwise in the better part of Texas and where it's present it tends to be abundant. Its flight season in Texas runs from April through November but the summer months of June-August constitute the peak time of the year to catch sight of and watch this large dragonfly in the field. According to Odonata Central, in terms of its range outside of Texas, the Flag-tailed Spinyleg extends throughout most of the southeastern half of the United States up to states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the shores of the Great Lakes, and from there over into Canada's bordering southeastern provinces. But it also extends toward the southwest from Texas directly into Mexico. Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano at their site for Mexican Odonata hosted by the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, note the southernmost range in Mexico and therefore in North America for this species of dragonfly are the northeastern states bordering with Texas of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. This is an authentic North American dragonfly because it occurs in Mexico, the United States and Canada. By far its most extensive range is found in the areas indicated within the continental United States. North Lakes Park is administered by the City of Denton, Texas.
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19 September 2014: Observed a Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) capture and prey on a Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) at North Lakes Park, Denton, Texas. North Lakes Park has two lakes associated with it, one north of Windsor Drive, the other to its immediate south. This observation occurred in the south lake. In Texas, the Flag-tailed Spinyleg is found in almost all parts of the state except for the most northwestern area of the Panhandle and far West Texas. John C. Abbott in Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (University of Texas Press, 2015), reports that this dragonfly is common otherwise in the better part of Texas and where it's present it tends to be abundant. Its flight season in Texas runs from April through November but the summer months of June-August constitute the peak time of the year to catch sight of and watch this large dragonfly in the field. According to Odonata Central, in terms of its range outside of Texas, the Flag-tailed Spinyleg extends throughout most of the southeastern half of the United States up to states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the shores of the Great Lakes, and from there over into Canada's bordering southeastern provinces. But it also extends toward the southwest from Texas directly into Mexico. Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano at their site for Mexican Odonata hosted by the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, note the southernmost range in Mexico and therefore in North America for this species of dragonfly are the northeastern states bordering with Texas of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. This is an authentic North American dragonfly because it occurs in Mexico, the United States and Canada. By far its most extensive range is found in the areas indicated within the continental United States. North Lakes Park is administered by the City of Denton, Texas.
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19 September 2014: Observed a Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) capture and prey on a Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) at North Lakes Park, Denton, Texas. North Lakes Park has two lakes associated with it, one north of Windsor Drive, the other to its immediate south. This observation occurred in the south lake. In Texas, the Flag-tailed Spinyleg is found in almost all parts of the state except for the most northwestern area of the Panhandle and far West Texas. John C. Abbott in Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (University of Texas Press, 2015), reports that this dragonfly is common otherwise in the better part of Texas and where it's present it tends to be abundant. Its flight season in Texas runs from April through November but the summer months of June-August constitute the peak time of the year to catch sight of and watch this large dragonfly in the field. According to Odonata Central, in terms of its range outside of Texas, the Flag-tailed Spinyleg extends throughout most of the southeastern half of the United States up to states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the shores of the Great Lakes, and from there over into Canada's bordering southeastern provinces. But it also extends toward the southwest from Texas directly into Mexico. Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano at their site for Mexican Odonata hosted by the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, note the southernmost range in Mexico and therefore in North America for this species of dragonfly are the northeastern states bordering with Texas of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. This is an authentic North American dragonfly because it occurs in Mexico, the United States and Canada. By far its most extensive range is found in the areas indicated within the continental United States. North Lakes Park is administered by the City of Denton, Texas.
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images 1 & 2 of a female image 3 of a male with a moth
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images 1 & 2 of a female image 3 of a male with a moth