[tn-dragonflies] Re: Help with dragonfly ID
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:19:01 -0400
Thanks, I'll look into those references. If traffic is slow, I have one
more for id. I took this several years ago in Kingsport. I tentatively
identified it as Carolina Saddlebags, but I now see it's possible this
might also be a Red Saddlebags. Is there enough info in this one photo for
an id? I can only locate this one photo. I'll just give a link to my Flickr
photostream rather than gum up the listserve with images. Here is the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricksphotos0501/9128757663/.
Rick
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 5:10 PM, <Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Odonata Central, hosted at U. of Texas, Austin, is the clearing house
> for records kept by Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA) it's here:
> http://www.odonatacentral.org/
> They keep up with county records. Check them out, and register to submit
> records if you intend to do that.
> Yes, this is fun stuff! And it's a natural progression for birders and
> butterfly watchers to get interested in Odonates. Good books are Dennis
> Paulson's *Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East*, and Giff Beaton's
> *Dragonflies
> and Damselflies of Georgia and the **Southeast*. *Dragonflies Through
> Binoculars* is still a good one, but you will need a reference for
> damselflies to go with that. *Damselflies of the Northeast* by Ed Lam is
> a great little book with beautiful illustrations of all (so far) of our
> species of damsels, look on Amazon for this is out of print. You can still
> get copies directly from Ed.
>
> Enjoy, and thanks for posting, there hasn't been much traffic here yet
> this year.
>
> Richard
>
>
> In a message dated 6/25/2013 2:54:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Thanks so much, Richard. I'll look it up. Are there county checklists
> for odonates in Tennessee online anywhere? I've seen your great photos. I'm
> going to be out as much as possible this summer photographing dragonflies
> and I'm sure I'm going to come across many I don't know. In fact, I know
> very few as I've spent most of my time outdoors as a birder. Pretty exiting
> starting out with something you don't know crap about again!
>
> Rick
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 3:43 PM, <Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> **
>> Rick,
>>
>> To me, it looks most like Splendid Clubtail (Gomphus lineatifrons). The
>> yellow marks on the club are right; the anterior line on the side of the
>> thorax looks thin but complete, which according to the literature it can
>> be, but is usually interrupted. Piedmont Clubtail is similar, and has been
>> seen in Hawkins Co., it is smaller than Splendid. Can't judge size from the
>> photo, but most likely Splendid Clubtail ... splendid!
>> Look that one up and see if you agree.
>>
>> Richard Connors
>> Nashville
>>
>> In a message dated 6/25/2013 2:03:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>> sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I took this dragonfly photo at Phipps Bend in Hawkins County, Tennessee
>> in June, 2009. The habitat was on a dirt road running alongside a large
>> pond in bottomland habitat. I was wondering if anyone could assist with
>> identification? Thanks.
>>
>> Rick
>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>
>> --
>> Rick Phillips
>> Kingsport, Tennessee
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> Rick Phillips
> Kingsport, Tennessee
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Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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