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Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg ? Duncan Cuyler 1 Donnelly, T.W. 2004. Distribution of North American Odonata. Part I, Part II and Part III d
2 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2010-06-05 J Fraytet 1 Seen during butterfly trip to Bradford Park Mecklenburg Cty Sight
3 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2010-07-05 Rob Van Epps 9 Hot, sunny. McDowell Creek Greenway and Latta Plantation Prairie Sight
4 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-10-06 George Andrews 2 Beatty Park - temp 85° F, light SW wind, 20% sky cover Sight
5 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-05-15 George Andrews 8 Colonel Beatty Park - temp near 90°F, clear, gusty wind - Four males, two imm. males, two females Sight
6 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-05-27 George Andrews 4 Park Road Park Lake,Charlotte, NC. Clear sky, 75°, light wind. Circled lake at noon. - 3 male, 1 female Sight
7 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-06-08 George Andrews 3 Beatty Park, 17:00-18:00, 30% cloud cover, 80°, light wind, day after heavy rain. - 1 male, 1 female, 1 immature male. Sight
8 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-06-11 George Andrews 2 Beatty Park 18:00 - 19:30. Clr, 85°, light wind. - 1mature male, 1 immature male Sight
9 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-07-08 George Andrews 8 Beatty Park from 05:30 - 07:30 PM. Skies 60/40 clear/cloud, temp. 85. Sight
10 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-07-20 George Andrews 10 Beatty Park fields - 50/50 sun/shade - 90 degrees - light wind Sight
11 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-07-21 George Andrews 10 Beatty Park - 5-6:30 PM, 50/50 sun/clouds, temp. upper 80's. Sight
12 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-07-22 George Andrews 12 Beatty Park - 1:30-3:30 PM. Sight
13 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-07-25 George Andrews 12 Beatty Park Sight
14 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-07-22 George Andrews 8 Beatty Park Sight
15 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-08-02 George Andrews 8 Beatty Park - 18:30-19:30 EDT Sight
16 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-08-03 George Andrews 6 Beatty Park - 09:30-11:30 Sight
17 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-08-03 George Andrews 20 Beatty Park - 17:30-19:00 - Found in three small areas along trails. Sight
18 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2013-10-20 George Andrews 1 Beatty Park - Male at pond shoreline. Sight
19 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2014-04-10 George Andrews 2 Colonel Beatty Park, clear sky, 75° F, winds light. Late afternoon. - 1 female (pic: https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/95580865@N07/13790285283/) 1 immature male (pic https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/95580865@N07/13790278393/) Sight
20 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2014-05-04 George Andrews 6 Colonel Beatty Park - Adults and 1 immature male Photo
21 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2014-06-14 George Andrews 2 Colonel Francis Beatty Park fields, 18:30 - 19:30. Sight
22 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2014-07-13 George Andrews 5 Colonel Francis Beatty Park Sight
23 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2014-09-06 George Andrews 7 Colonel Francis Beatty Park - behind ball fields Sight
24 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2015-07-01 George Andrews 6 Colonel Francis Beatty Park Sight
25 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2015-07-05 George Andrews 6 Colonel Francis Beatty Park, between rain showers Sight
26 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2016-07-20 Mike Turner 1 Mallard Cr @ SR 2467 (Mallard Creek Rd) Sight
27 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2017-06-13 Rob Van Epps 2 Roosevelt Wilson Park; Davidson, NC Sight
28 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2017-06-10 Chris Talkington and party 1 West Branch Nature Preserve Sight
29 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2017-08-06 George Andrews 4 Six-mile Creek Greenway mid-afternoon. Sight
30 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-06-06 Rob Van Epps 1 Lake Davidson off Jetton Street Sight
31 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-07-04 Robert Gilson 15 Chris Talkington Sight
32 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-06-28 Robert Gilson 17 Albert Stevens Sight
33 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-07-08 Chris Talkington 25 Rivergate Shopping Center retention ponds. Charlotte NC Sight
34 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-07-12 Robert Gilson 6 Reedy Creek Nature Preserve Sight
35 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-08-04 Robert Gilson and Chris Talkington 1 Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge Sight
36 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-08-08 Robert Gilson and Chris Talkington 9 Reedy Creek Nature Preserve Sight
37 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2018-08-12 Robert Gilson 13 West Branch Nature Preserve Sight
38 Common Whitetail [Plathemis lydia] Mecklenburg 2022-07-14 Kevin Metcalf 4 Clarks Creek Nature Preserve on Hucks Road, Charlotte. Pond. Filling in a photo record gap for the County. Photo online