[tn-dragonflies] Re: unicoi area
- From: "Kristy L. Baker" <kristybaker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:19:08 -0500
Hi - I'm trying to learn from you folks. I looked through the book without
looking at names. I thought it looked like a Brown Spiketail female as well.
Kristy
Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I had forgotten that I took some photos of a female Brown Spiketail at Roan
>Mountain that was ovipositing. Now that I compare those photos to this
>individual, I think you're right that it's a female Brown Spiketail. It did
>look bigger, but size can be deceiving when you don't have another individual
>there for direct comparison.
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>On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 7:09 PM, richard connors <didymops07@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>Rick,
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>I think it looks most like Brown Spiketail, female: uniform-sized, paired
>triangles down the abdomen. And the basic brown color.
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>Richard C
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>On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>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.
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>Rick
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>Rick Phillips
>Kingsport, Tennessee
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>Rick Phillips
>Kingsport, Tennessee
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