[Odonata-l] Planiplax returns to the US; Dragonfly Days less than 2 weeks away!

[Joshua Rose]

Hey y'all,

Apologies for the repetition, to anyone who is on more than one  
odonate e-mail listserv...

This past Wednesday, May 6, I received a phone call from Texas ode- 
hunter Martin Reid. He had re-found the two species at Bentsen-RGV  
State Park which had been recorded there as first US records last  
year, Bow-tailed Glider (Tauriphila argo) and Mexican Scarlet-tail  
(Planiplax sanguiniventris)! The Planiplax was photographed again on  
Friday by Tom Pendleton, and again on Monday morning by Jan and David  
Dauphin. Tom and I saw the Planiplax that afternoon but could not re- 
find the Tauriphila.

Martin has posted his photos on-line (note that, for each species, the  
most recent photos are lowest down on the page) at

http://www.martinreid.com/Odonata%20website/odonate170.html

and

http://www.martinreid.com/Odonata%20website/odonate173.html

With this in mind, one last reminder about Dragonfly Days! The fest is  
less than two weeks away, starting on Friday May 22. Martin is giving  
a talk and co-leading field trips, as am I, Greg Lasley, and Ro Wauer,  
while this year's keynote speaker is John Abbott, and of course Bob  
Behrstock will be kicking things off as usual. Probably safe to say  
that Bentsen will be on the field trip itinerary with Planiplax and  
Tauriphila among the target species (yesterday Tom and I also saw  
Caribbean Yellowface, Amelia's Threadtail, Spot-tailed Dasher, and  
Carmine Skimmer, all of which pass for everyday occurrences at Bentsen  
during the warmer months).

More on the festival at
http://www.valleynaturecenter.org/dragonflydays/2009/dragonfly2009.html

Hope to see some of you there!

Josh Rose
McAllen TX