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images 1 & 2 of a female image 3 of a male with a moth
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One of my favorites at LLELA. I always see them in the open grasslands.
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Note: With kudos to Michael D. Fox and Erin Taylor for a wonderful visit to LLELA. Their knowledge of LLELA and commitment to its vision and mission is impressive. -- Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) 7 August 2015: Observed a male Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) at the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) in Lewisville, Texas. LLELA is administered jointly by the US Army Corps of Engineers, City of Lewisville, Texas, and the University of North Texas. This is a large dragonfly species. The range map for this dragonfly species found in John C. Abbott's, Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (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 for parts of far West Texas and the Panhandle. Odonata Central, the online odonatapedia for North American odonates (housed at the University of Texas at Austin) reports that Flag-tailed Spinyleg occurs in the Southeast of the United States starting with Texas thence in a northeasterly direction heads toward the Great Lakes and over into Canadaâs southeastern provinces. Based on the detailed range map provided at Odonata Central if we were to draw a straight line from the tip of far West Texas at El Paso, Texas to the farthest northeast corner of the state of Iowa we would basically have the range for this dragonfly in the United States. To the west of this line only sporadic reports of its presence are reported, to the east of this line is where its range is concentrated. But generally Flag-tailed Spinyleg flies west of the Alleghenies and it tends not to be present in the northeast of the nation including New England or in the Southeast, states like Florida do not report its presence either. Among US states reporting Flag-tailed Spinyleg per the Odonata Central range map are (alphabetically) Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Clearly, the West of the United States does not host Flag-tailed Spinyleg. While its range crosses into southeastern Canada and northeastern Mexico, the greatest part of its range occurs in the continental United States. In Mexico, Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano report in their online âMexican Odonataâ distribution list housed at the University of Puget Sound that Flag-tailed Spinyleg occurs in two of its northeastern states including Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Both states share a border with Texas in the southernmost portion of the RÃo Bravo (RÃo Grande). One could state generally that the range of Flag-tailed Spinyleg extends in a northeastern/southwestern direction from the RÃo Bravo to the Great Lakes and vice versa. Because its North American credentials as a dragonfly have it occurring in Mexico, United States, and Canada, Flag-tailed Spinyleg is an authentic resident of the Western Hemisphere. Sources: John C. Abbott, Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (University of Texas Press, 2015); Odonata Central (http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/46037); and, Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano, âMexican Odonata,â Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington (http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/mexican-odonata/)
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Note: With kudos to Michael D. Fox and Erin Taylor for a wonderful visit to LLELA. Their knowledge of LLELA and commitment to its vision and mission is impressive. -- Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) 7 August 2015: Observed a male Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) at the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) in Lewisville, Texas. LLELA is administered jointly by the US Army Corps of Engineers, City of Lewisville, Texas, and the University of North Texas. This is a large dragonfly species. The range map for this dragonfly species found in John C. Abbott's, Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (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 for parts of far West Texas and the Panhandle. Odonata Central, the online odonatapedia for North American odonates (housed at the University of Texas at Austin) reports that Flag-tailed Spinyleg occurs in the Southeast of the United States starting with Texas thence in a northeasterly direction heads toward the Great Lakes and over into Canadaâs southeastern provinces. Based on the detailed range map provided at Odonata Central if we were to draw a straight line from the tip of far West Texas at El Paso, Texas to the farthest northeast corner of the state of Iowa we would basically have the range for this dragonfly in the United States. To the west of this line only sporadic reports of its presence are reported, to the east of this line is where its range is concentrated. But generally Flag-tailed Spinyleg flies west of the Alleghenies and it tends not to be present in the northeast of the nation including New England or in the Southeast, states like Florida do not report its presence either. Among US states reporting Flag-tailed Spinyleg per the Odonata Central range map are (alphabetically) Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Clearly, the West of the United States does not host Flag-tailed Spinyleg. While its range crosses into southeastern Canada and northeastern Mexico, the greatest part of its range occurs in the continental United States. In Mexico, Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano report in their online âMexican Odonataâ distribution list housed at the University of Puget Sound that Flag-tailed Spinyleg occurs in two of its northeastern states including Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Both states share a border with Texas in the southernmost portion of the RÃo Bravo (RÃo Grande). One could state generally that the range of Flag-tailed Spinyleg extends in a northeastern/southwestern direction from the RÃo Bravo to the Great Lakes and vice versa. Because its North American credentials as a dragonfly have it occurring in Mexico, United States, and Canada, Flag-tailed Spinyleg is an authentic resident of the Western Hemisphere. Sources: John C. Abbott, Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (University of Texas Press, 2015); Odonata Central (http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/46037); and, Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano, âMexican Odonata,â Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington (http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/mexican-odonata/)
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Note: With kudos to Michael D. Fox and Erin Taylor for a wonderful visit to LLELA. Their knowledge of LLELA and commitment to its vision and mission is impressive. -- Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) 7 August 2015: Observed a male Flag-tailed Spinyleg (Dromogomphus spoliatus) at the Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) in Lewisville, Texas. LLELA is administered jointly by the US Army Corps of Engineers, City of Lewisville, Texas, and the University of North Texas. This is a large dragonfly species. The range map for this dragonfly species found in John C. Abbott's, Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (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 for parts of far West Texas and the Panhandle. Odonata Central, the online odonatapedia for North American odonates (housed at the University of Texas at Austin) reports that Flag-tailed Spinyleg occurs in the Southeast of the United States starting with Texas thence in a northeasterly direction heads toward the Great Lakes and over into Canadaâs southeastern provinces. Based on the detailed range map provided at Odonata Central if we were to draw a straight line from the tip of far West Texas at El Paso, Texas to the farthest northeast corner of the state of Iowa we would basically have the range for this dragonfly in the United States. To the west of this line only sporadic reports of its presence are reported, to the east of this line is where its range is concentrated. But generally Flag-tailed Spinyleg flies west of the Alleghenies and it tends not to be present in the northeast of the nation including New England or in the Southeast, states like Florida do not report its presence either. Among US states reporting Flag-tailed Spinyleg per the Odonata Central range map are (alphabetically) Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Clearly, the West of the United States does not host Flag-tailed Spinyleg. While its range crosses into southeastern Canada and northeastern Mexico, the greatest part of its range occurs in the continental United States. In Mexico, Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano report in their online âMexican Odonataâ distribution list housed at the University of Puget Sound that Flag-tailed Spinyleg occurs in two of its northeastern states including Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Both states share a border with Texas in the southernmost portion of the RÃo Bravo (RÃo Grande). One could state generally that the range of Flag-tailed Spinyleg extends in a northeastern/southwestern direction from the RÃo Bravo to the Great Lakes and vice versa. Because its North American credentials as a dragonfly have it occurring in Mexico, United States, and Canada, Flag-tailed Spinyleg is an authentic resident of the Western Hemisphere. Sources: John C. Abbott, Dragonflies of Texas: A Field Guide (University of Texas Press, 2015); Odonata Central (http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/46037); and, Dennis R. Paulson and Enrique González Soriano, âMexican Odonata,â Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington (http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/mexican-odonata/)
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Went out to this Cedar Hill park during lunch today. Saw some fun stuff! :) Only was able to snag this single picture... :-/ May not be enough info to ID.
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Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 3 August 2007
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Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus male Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas 9 August 2007
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Flag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus pair in copula Grandview Prairie Conservation Area Hemstead Co., Arkansas 7 September 2007
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