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Gray Petaltail
This large darner-like dragonfly is mostly gray in
coloration. The eyes are gray and widely separated. The thorax is gray
with pale markings on the sides. The abdomen is patterned with
dark bands and triangles with a dark tip. Wings are hyaline with long
narrow stigmas.
Females look similar to the males with their widely
separated eyes, large size and grayish coloration.
Petaltails can generally be found perched vertically
on tree trunks, ocassionaly on the ground. Some have been even known to
land on people, as this webmaster can contest to. If not perched
on trees, they can usually be found patrolling low over seepages.
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