[tn-dragonflies] Re: unicoi area
- From: richard connors <didymops07@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:09:42 -0500
Rick,
I think it looks most like Brown Spiketail, female: uniform-sized, paired
triangles down the abdomen. And the basic brown color.
Richard C
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I worked an area near Unicoi, TN, today...around the Watauga Ranger
> District USFS Fire Station on Hwy 107 (this is near the intersection of Hwy
> 173 and 107 at Unicoi). I was primarily looking around N. Indian Creek at
> its intersection with Scioto Creek. These are cold-water trout streams with
> a mixture of riffles and pools over a sand and gravel bottom with many
> rocks. It's mostly a forested area with a few small clearings. Also a
> number of very small streams coming in from seeps in the area. I thought
> this might be a good place to look for clubtails, however after nearly 3
> hours of looking, I didn't find any. I did find what I believe to be a
> teneral Spiketail. Glossy wings and weak flight for a spiketail. I believe
> it was either a Brown Spiketail or a Twin-spotted Spiketail. Markings
> eliminated Tiger Spiketail. It looked noticeably larger than the Brown
> Spiketails I saw at Roan Mountain State Park in Carter County last week.
> I'm leaning towards Twin-spotted, but still unsure. Only got a couple of
> brief looks and a couple of photos. I'll enclose a photo for your review.
> Other than a few Common Whitetails and Slaty Skimmers in an open area near
> the fire station, this was the only ode I saw while there.
>
> Rick
>
> --
> Rick Phillips
> Kingsport, Tennessee
>
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