Dromogomphus spoliatus
(Flag-tailed Spinyleg)
Dromogomphus spoliatus occurs sporadically throughout the northern and central portions of Alabama and Mississippi. The breeding habitat is large slow rivers, reservoirs, lakes and ponds; the species is often quite common around manmade ponds in the Black Belt prairie.
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Dromogomphus spoliatus, male
MISSISSIPPI, Lowndes County
Dromogomphus spoliatus, male
MISSISSIPPI, Lowndes County
Dromogomphus spoliatus, female
MISSISSIPPI, Lowndes County
Dromogomphus spoliatus, female
(with Gulf Fritillary prey)
ALABAMA, Greene County
Dromogomphus spoliatus, nymph
ALABAMA, Hale County