2025 May 23
Marie O’Shaughnessy writes: I had an interesting time at Beaver Lake this afternoon. The wind sure was an issue, but we found the following dragonflies: 1 Dot-tailed Whiteface, 3 California Darners, 1 Four-spotted Skimmer, 1 Cardinal Meadowhawk and 1 Spiny Baskettail.
Jeremy Tatum writes: Followers of this site and its predecssor, InvertAlert, may be forgiven for thinking that there are only two Families of dragonflies – Aeshnidae and Libellulidae. That is far from the case, but it is true that most of the dragonfly photographs that have been on these sites have belonged to one or the other of these two Families. It is therefore nice to see another Family represented – Corduliidae, to which the Spiny Baskettail belongs.
Spiny Baskettail Epitheca spinigera (Odo.: Corduliidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy
If you have ever wondered why the Dot-tailed is called a “Whiteface”, here is Marie’s answer:
Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta (Odo.: Libellulidae) Marie O’Shaughnessy
Jeremy Tatum shows a Virginia Tiger (also known as Virginia Ermine) Moth that emerged today and was released near Blenkinsop Lake. This is the adult moth that comes from from the Yellow Woolly Bear caterpillar.
Spilosoma virginica (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae) Jeremy Tatum
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