Spiketails
Family Cordulegastridae
Genus Cordulegaster
Twin-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster maculata)



Flight season: late May to late July.

Population: uncommon. Habitat is small shady woodland streams.

Length: about 65 mm to 75 mm.


Madoc Township, Ontario, near Empey Road: wetland supporting sedges and grasses, surrounded by fields and woodland.
Immature female Twin-spotted Spiketail (Cordulegaster maculata)
Photos by T. Mapes (May 25, 2016)