St. Croix Snaketail (Ophiogomphus susbehcha)

St. Croix Snaketail- adult

St. Croix Snaketail- adult male; Goochland County, Virginia

St. Croix Snaketail- adult male

St. Croix Snaketail- adult male

 

The photographs below are of both male and female Ophiogomphus susbehcha from the James River drainage in Virginia.  They are of teneral individuals so do not have the adult unique coloration.

St. Croix Snaketail, male, dorsal view

St. Croix Snaketail, male, dorsal view

St. Croix Snaketail, male, dorsal view of cerci

St. Croix Snaketail, male, dorsal view of cerci

St. Croix Snaketail

St. Croix Snaketail, female, dorsal view

St. Croix Snaketail, female , lateral view

St. Croix Snaketail, female , lateral view

St. Croix Snaketail, female, lateral view

St. Croix Snaketail, female, lateral view

St. Croix Snaketail, female, sub-genital plate

St. Croix Snaketail, female, teneral sub-genital plate

St. Croix Snaketail, female sub-genital plate (sub-adult)

St. Croix Snaketail, female sub-genital plate (sub-adult)