[tn-dragonflies] Re: Laurel Run Unknown Clubtail
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 07:54:26 -0400
Thanks, Richard. That's another lifer for me. I thought the field marks
looked good, but I wasn't sure how far they would wander from a stream.
Laurel Run is drying up. We will still have river and steam habitat, but
the formerly wet ditches are really dry now. Hope we get some more rain
soon! Got a shot of either a Splendid or Cobra Clubtail yesterday with
eggs. I'll share that when I get back this evening.
Rick
On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 7:51 PM, richard connors <didymops07@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Rick,
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> I think it looks good for Cherokee Clubtail, with the field marks you
> mentioned, plus face stripe present and the right light gray ground color
> of the thorax. The eyes look more dull than the males I have seen, but
> otherwise looks good. It is the right time of season and you are in the
> right area. Good find! I hope they stick around for a couple more weeks!
>
> Richard Connors
> Nashville
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> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>> Friends
>>
>> I need some help with an id on this clubtail I photographed at Laurel Run
>> Park in Hawkins County this afternoon. I was overcast and so not a great
>> photo, but I think has most of the characteristics that might give us a
>> tentative (or definitive) id. It was smaller than the Splendid Clubtails
>> I've been seeing there the past couple of weeks. It was a dark individual.
>> The two shoulder stripes were black and complete. The two lateral stripes
>> (T3 and T4) were narrow but complete. You can see the rest in the photo.
>> The habitat is a county park along the base of Bays Mountain with a
>> forested mountain stream as well as the Holston River nearby. It was
>> perched in a patch of sedges and rushes maybe 40 yards from the forested
>> stream. Based on what I can see, I can't exclude Cherokee Clubtail
>> (although I've never seen one and it isn't in the database for Hawkins
>> County at Odonata Central). What do you think? Thanks for the assistance.
>>
>> Rick
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>> --
>> Rick Phillips
>> Kingsport, Tennessee
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Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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