http://www.flickr.com/photos/alodor/tags/midlandclubtail/ Thu, 31 May 2007 07:39:24 -0700 Thu, 31 May 2007 07:39:24 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6061/buddyicons/7147444@N03.jpg?1315333670#7147444@N03 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alodor/tags/midlandclubtail/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alodor/523280303/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alodor/">R Hanson</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alodor/523280303/" title="Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus"><img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/241/523280303_33aadb0f9e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus" /></a></p> <p>Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus<br /> Mattawa, Ontario, Canada<br /> Size<br /> length about 50-60 mm<br /> <br /> Identification<br /> side of abominal segments 8 and 9 with large yellow spot; dorsal surface of S9 entirely black; terminal club wide and flattened in male; individuals with turquoise eyes usually have light grayish-green patches on back of thorax - and those with grayish eyes usually have bright yellowish-green patches on back; face either pale yellowish or same color as dorsal thoracic patches; series of elongate and apically-pointed markings along top of abdomen, becoming increasingly shorter and more yellow rearward; oblique greenish stripes on side of thorax; remainder of body black; wings clear except for black stigma; legs black<br /> <br /> Range<br /> concentrated mainly around the Great Lakes and in a broad band running diagonally from Tennessee to Manitoba; scattered locations east to the Atlantic; range boundaries: Quebec and Maine to North Carolina, west to Iowa and South Dakota, north to western Manitoba<br /> <br /> Habitat<br /> sandy areas along rivers and streams</p> Thu, 31 May 2007 07:39:24 -0700 2005-08-03T17:22:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (R Hanson) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/523280303 Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus <p>Midland Clubtail - Gomphus fraternus<br /> Mattawa, Ontario, Canada<br /> Size<br /> length about 50-60 mm<br /> <br /> Identification<br /> side of abominal segments 8 and 9 with large yellow spot; dorsal surface of S9 entirely black; terminal club wide and flattened in male; individuals with turquoise eyes usually have light grayish-green patches on back of thorax - and those with grayish eyes usually have bright yellowish-green patches on back; face either pale yellowish or same color as dorsal thoracic patches; series of elongate and apically-pointed markings along top of abdomen, becoming increasingly shorter and more yellow rearward; oblique greenish stripes on side of thorax; remainder of body black; wings clear except for black stigma; legs black<br /> <br /> Range<br /> concentrated mainly around the Great Lakes and in a broad band running diagonally from Tennessee to Manitoba; scattered locations east to the Atlantic; range boundaries: Quebec and Maine to North Carolina, west to Iowa and South Dakota, north to western Manitoba<br /> <br /> Habitat<br /> sandy areas along rivers and streams</p> R Hanson dragonfly nikon8800 midlandclubtail flickrelite gomphusfraternus