common whitetail

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Libellula lydia

       
Order

Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder

Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family

Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Status

 

Flight Season

Mid-May to late September

Habitat

Still or slow-moving water with a muddy bottom


Identification

 


Larval Food

Insects and tadpoles

 
Adult Food

Mosquitoes, flies, and other flying insects, including smaller dragonflies


Life Cycle

 


Similar
Species

 


Range Range Map            
 
Sightings

Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area

Clear Lake SNA

Crow Wing State Park

Flandrau State Park

Hayes Lake State Park

Lake Maria State Park

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary

Ordway Prairie

Pine Bend Bluffs SNA

Rice Lake Savanna SNA

Uncas Dunes SNA

Wild River State Park


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Images  
Male male common whitetail   male common whitetail        
               
Juvenile Male male common whitetail            
               
Female female common whitetail            

Common
Names

common whitetail


 

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