Notes on the Odonates of NC
10 records
Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2023-07-18 Matt Spangler 4 Discovery Lake Sight
2 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2022-08-14 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 1 Brickhouse Road impoundments - perched on vegetation in southwestern imoundment; Lori Arent has photo Photo
3 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2022-06-06 Matt Spangler 1 Discovery Lake Sight
4 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2021-08-26 Matt Spangler 3 Discovery Lake Sight
5 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2021-08-15 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 1 Brickhouse Road impoundments - perched in grasses beside the depot Photo
6 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2021-08-11 L. Arent 1 Ellerbe Creek MST - Powerline cut Photo
7 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2021-07-25 Matt Spangler 4 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek (Durham) Sight
8 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2021-07-14 Matt Spangler 8 Discovery Lake - Clearly well-established here now. At least 8 seen perched or defending territories while walking 1/3 of the lakeshore. Likely more present. Sight
9 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2019-08-15 Matt Spangler 1 Discovery Lake (EPA/NIH campus in RTP). Continuing male on same patch of territory. Photo online
10 Two-striped Forceptail [Aphylla williamsoni] Durham 2019-08-01 Matt Spangler 1 Discovery Lake (EPA/NIH campus in RTP). Male seen patrolling and perching along a narrow territory, present until at least 8/15, when photographed. Sight