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Common Whitetail(Plathemis lydia)

Statewide and common in NC, this dragonfly was formerly placed in the genus Libellula. This is one of the most commonly observed dragonflies perching on wide trails/roads when one is out hiking.

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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Orange Co., NC2 Aug 2005Males are easily identified by the white "tails" and wide dark bars in the middle of the wings.
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Orange Co., NC2 Aug 2005Common Whitetails will perch vertically from twigs or horizontally on the ground, logs, leaves, etc.
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia), immature maleOrange Co., NC15 May 2008
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia), immature maleOrange Co., NC15 May 2008
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia), mature maleOrange Co., NC15 May 2008
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) , female Blackwood Divison Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 1 June 2009
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia), femaleBlackwood Divison Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC1 June 2009
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) , female Brumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC 18 Apr 2023
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia), femaleBrumley Nature Preserve, Orange Co., NC18 Apr 2023
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) , female Durham Division Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 17 Apr 2022
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia), femaleDurham Division Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC17 Apr 2022
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) , female Santee Tract, Durham Co., NC 13 Apr 2026
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia), femaleSantee Tract, Durham Co., NC13 Apr 2026
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Immature male patternTyrrell Co., NC21 June 2003
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Immature male patternOrange Co., NC4 Apr 2007
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)St. Clair Co., MI7 July 2012

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