Maine Snaketail (Ophiogomphus mainensis)
Identification: Male- Note the black posterior lateral thoracic stripe, the black legs, the green face and the yellow sides to S8 & S9. The dorsal side of the abdomen has pale yellow stripes of diminishing length down S1-S7, with S8, S9, S10 having apparent variable amounts (some to none) of yellow coloration.
The two (2) photographs of a male below are from Highland County, Virginia on June 10, 2007.
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