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INSECTS

Twin-spotted Spiketail

Zoraena maculata

Insects
Native
Twin-spotted Spiketail, photo 1 of 5
Twin-spotted Spiketail, Nymph
Twin-spotted Spiketail, Male

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Cordulegastridae.

There are 98 observations of Twin-spotted Spiketail in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Outaouais and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale25
  2. Outaouais15
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  4. Estrie10
  5. Nord-du-Québec9
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  7. Laurentides7
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  9. Lanaudière3
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  11. Montérégie1
  12. Centre-du-Québec1
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  14. Mauricie1

Similar species

Delta-spotted SpiketailZoraena diastatops
Arrowhead SpiketailZoraena obliqua
Shadow DarnerAeshna umbrosa
Arrow ClubtailStylurus spiniceps
Swift River CruiserMacromia illinoiensis
Harlequin DarnerGomphaeschna furcillata
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis