Eastern Ringtail dragonfly (female)

An Eastern Ringtail dragonfly (Erpetogomphus designatus) was spotted during a photowalk along the Potomac River at Riverbend Park. This individual is a female, as indicated by her terminal appendages and the shape of its hind wings.

The following dorsal view of the same dragonfly shows its hind wings are rounded near the body, a good field marker for female clubtail dragonflies.

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