Monday, November 2, 2009

Racket-tailed Emerald

Racket-tailed Emerald Dorocordulia libera

A very similar species to American Emerald but in flight it shows a kinked tail and on the deck it has yellowy orange patches at the area just past the ends of the wings, of course getting one on the deck is not always easy.

Generally a more northern species than American Emerald, they fly late May into late July. Around Quebec I've seen them at Mt Tremblant and Tadoussac.


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