Desert Spiketail Cordulegaster dorsalis deserticola

These are scans of a Desert Spiketail collected at Antelope Spring, East of Bishop by Bob Behrstock during the DSA CA'03 Post trip into the Owens Valley.




The Desert Spiketail has more yellow than the non-desert form. There is debate as to whether this is a separate race or a separate species.
Comparitive scans of desert and non-desert form: