Below: An immature female Lilypad Forktail in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/27/2007).
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Above: A male Lilypad Forktail in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2007). Note the collection of water mites (Hydracarina sp.) on its thorax. This common parasite, which is related to ticks, feeds on fluids of larval odonates, then transfers to the adults as they emerge. Below: An immature female Lilypad Forktail in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/27/2007). |
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| Below: A female Lilypad Forktail in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/15/2007). | ||
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