Family CORDULEGASTRIDAE SPIKETAILS Some of these dragonflies were caught, photographed, and released, to better show identifying details of face etc. Many of them are rarely observed perching, and flight identification is challenging.

..  Brown Spiketail Cordulegaster bilineata

....male Delta-spotted Spiketail Cordulegaster diastatops, Mt Nebo, MD

.. Tiger Spiketail in flight

..male Tiger Spiketail Cordulegaster erronea, Catoctin Mtns MD

female Tiger Spiketail Cordulegaster erronea, Sugarloaf Mtn MD

Twin-spotted Spiketails Cordulegaster maculata, at Sugarloaf Mtn MD

Male Twin-spotted Spiketail Cordulegaster maculata, Hoyles Mill Road, Montgomery Co MD Very newly emerged, compare with above.

RETURN TO MAIN PAGE   Photos and video grabs by Dave Czaplak Email me at: dma3@aol.com