As you might expect, Common Sanddragon dragonflies (Progomphus obscurus) commonly perch on the sandy banks of small woodland streams. Not this one!

08 JUN 2016 | Wickford Park | Common Sanddragon (male)
A Common Sanddragon was spotted perching on the vegetation growing alongside a manmade concrete drainage ditch that flows into Dogue Creek, Wickford Park, Fairfax County, Virginia USA.

08 JUN 2016 | Wickford Park | Common Sanddragon (male)
This individual is a male, as indicated by his terminal appendages. Like all male clubtail dragonflies, the hindwings of male Common Sanddragons are “indented” near the body. This distinctive field marker is shown well by the last photo in this gallery.

08 JUN 2016 | Wickford Park | Common Sanddragon (male)
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Tags: Common Sanddragon dragonfly, Dogue Creek, Family Gomphidae (Clubtails), male, Progomphus obscurus, terminal appendages, Wickford Park
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