Summary ²

Common Whitetail is a common dragonfly across much of North America. Often found perching on the ground, rocks or logs, usually lower than most skimmers perch, near ponds, lakes and even stock ponds.

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1. (c) Leslie Flint, all rights reserved, uploaded by Leslie Flint
2. Adapted by Leslie Flint from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plathemis_lydia

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