Notes on the Odonates of NC
5 records
Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Maine Snaketail [Ophiogomphus mainensis] Madison 2023-04-15 P Dixon 1 Hot Springs area - By a pond in Hot Springs Photo online
2 Maine Snaketail [Ophiogomphus mainensis] Madison 2023-03-10 P Dixon 1 Laurel River, 1/2 mile downstream from Hwy 25/70, addition info at iNat 150789494 Larvae
3 Maine Snaketail [Ophiogomphus mainensis] Madison 2022-05-22 P Dixon 9 Meadowfork, perching on rocks in the creek, and vegetation along the creek, in sections adjacent to fields. 8 males, 1 female. The female was ovipositing in a small pool adjacent to grass. Photo online
4 Maine Snaketail [Ophiogomphus mainensis] Madison 2022-04-04 P Dixon 1 iNaturalist Observation 110429225 Ophiogomphus 3/24/22 Female F0 MtTWL:HW 1.2 Captured in silt beside a grassy bank on 3/24/22, wing pads were swollen, kept in captivity until emergence on 4/4/22 and then released to same location. OAL 25mm AL 15mm AW 7mm 31 teeth on ligula 13,14 teeth on palps Posterolateral hooks S7-9 Dorsal medial hooks(blunt) S2-9 Anterolater sclerite S7-8, no no Larvae
5 Maine Snaketail [Ophiogomphus mainensis] Madison 2020-04-20 Matt Cook, Jemima Cook 1 Laurel River Store, 25/70, Laurel River Photo online