Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia |
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The Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) is a very common dragonfly across the entire U.S. The male has large black patches on clear wings with a white abdomen, but the female is quite different, lacking the white abdomen and showing a different wing pattern. The photo of the male at right was a digital capture in western Travis Co., Texas in April,l 2003, with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 70-200 F2.8 L lens with 2X extender. | |
The photo of the female Common Whitetail shown here was shot in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in July, 2002, with a Canon EOS 1V and EF 300 mm F4 L IS lens with a 2X extender on Fuji Provia F. | |
The female Common Whitetail here was shot in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in July, 2003. | |
The male Common Whitetail shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2007 and was shot with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. | |
The male Common Whitetail shown here was in Rockwall, Rockwall Co., Texas in August, 2007 and was shot with the same gear as previously described. | |
The immature male Common Whitetail shown here was in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, in August, 2007 and was shot with the same gear as previously described. | |
The female Common Whitetail shown here was at Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2007 and was shot with the same gear as previously described. | |
The male Common Whitetail shown here was near Unity, Baker Co., Oregon, in July, 2008 and was photographed with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. | |
The shots of the male Common Whitetail shown here and in the next 2 shots at right were taken along the Little Black River in Ripley Co., Missouri, in June, 2009. These shots were all taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. One shot at right shows two male whitetails on the same perch while another shows a male Common Whitetail and a male Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea). | |
The young male Common Whitetail shown here (lacking the white pruniosity) was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in August, 2010. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. | |
The Common Whitetail male on the right, lacking the white pruniosity like the previous shot, was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas in March, 2012. | |
The female Common Whitetail on the right was along Onion Creek, near Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012. | |
Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 17 April 2013 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 7 June 2013 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Gus Engeling W.M.A., Anderson Co., Texas 9 July 2013 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 1 August 2013 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 6 August 2013 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Pedernales River Nature Park, Johnson City, Blanco Co., Texas 15 August 2013 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male - lacking white pruinosity on abdomen Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 1 May 2014 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male - lacking white pruinosity on abdomen Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 1 May 2014 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 11 May 2014 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Sunrise River @ Sunrise Crossing Chisago Co., Minnesota 18 June 2014 45.5651 -92.8646 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Palmetto State Park, Gonzales Co., Texas 28 July 2014 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 7 August 2014 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male - abdomen just starting to get white Angelina National Forest, Jasper Co., Texas 30 March 2015 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 13 April 2015 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Roger Hanks Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 17 June 2015 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Yett Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 16 July 2015 Lat 30.429596, Lon -97.737002 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male on tree trunk Yett Creek Park, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 16 July 2015 Lat 30.429596, Lon -97.737002 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia young male Kisatchie National Forest, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 2 April 2016 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 26 April 2017 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Charro Ranch Park, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas 2 June 2017 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia female Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery, Charles City Co., Virginia 7 June 2017 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Deep River Park, on the Deep River, Chatham Co., North Carolina 14 May 2018 |
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Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 23 May 2018 |