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Spiketails (Cordulegastridae)

Twin-spotted Spiketail

Cordulegaster maculata

DESCRIPTION: This is a distinctively stocky, mostly black spiketail. It has yellow markings on the sides and shoulders of its thorax and pairs of rounded yellow dots running down its abdomen.

BEHAVIOUR/ABUNDANCE: We have only seen two of these dragonflies, although it is not endangered. It can be seen around rocky, shaded streams or patrolling along field edges.

 

 

 

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonates)

Clubtails

Cruisers

Damselflies

Darners

Emeralds

Jewelwings

Skimmers

Spreadwings

 

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Hawthorne Valley - Farmscape Ecology Program

1075 Harlemville Road - Ghent, NY 12075 - Phone: (518)-672-7994 - fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org

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