Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies |
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Desert Whitetail |
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Plathemis subornata [or Libellula subornata] |
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county record: Record Form |
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The Desert Whitetail male resembles the Common Whitetail male, with its black band across each wing and the chalky white abdomen. It also has chalky white on the base of each wing. Females have three dark spots in each wing. Their abdomens are brown with broken yellow side stripes, and they have a pair of yellow thoracic stripes. Young males are marked like females. |
Size: 40-51 mm (1.6-2.0 in) Habitat: springs, pools and ponds Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE NM, CO, WY Flight season: May to October |
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Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. |
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