Talk:Common whitetail

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Hmm, that picture looks more like a Twelve-spotted Skimmer to me. --Arkuat 01:11, 2005 July 14 (UTC)
 * If you have strong knowledge on this, please change it - it was id'd from a book with only a limited range of species shown. seglea 17:21, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I changed it for a picture that I took myself yesterday --Qazwer00 2006 June 18

I'm more comfortable working with text than with pictures, but perhaps to teach myself more about how to work with graphics in our Wikipedia, I'll try to find a good picture of a Common Whitetail (unencumbered by copyright, of course) and bring it up here. In the meantime, perhaps this picture could be moved to Twelve-spotted Skimmer after someone doublechecks it against Google images. Note that both these species are sexually dimorphic, just to add to the confusion. And by the way, thanks for working on dragonfly articles. --Eric Forste AKA Arkuat 02:26, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Taxobox image
The image currently in the taxobox is a juvenile male that hasn't got its white tail yet, not a female. Females have a different pattern on the wings, very similar to Libellula puchella, but with a shorter body.  &mdash;Cel ithemis  05:29, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Female
I've uploaded an image of a female to commons. Please use if it's appropriate. Image:FemaleCommonWhitetail.jpg--fleela ±alk 19:39, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's a nice photo, but it's another male.  &mdash;Cel ithemis  22:26, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Mating
I uploaded a photo of mating whitetails to commons, but I don't know how to create a link; new to Wiki today.

EinsteinsdogEinsteinsdog 21:40, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I can't find it over there—what is the filename, or what is your username on Commons?  &mdash;Cel ithemis  22:15, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Try this: "21:35, 15 July 2007 (hist) (diff) Image:Mating whitetails w shadows.jpg (Common whitetails (dragonflies) mating with extra male in pursuit.) (top)"

EinsteinsdogEinsteinsdog 22:22, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see, it's here on Wikipedia rather than on Commons. That's a really interesting behavioral shot, but since you won't be able to see much at thumbnail size and this article is already a bit overloaded with images, I'd suggest that you do upload it on Commons (here) so that it can be added to the gallery page there.  &mdash;Cel  ithemis  22:43, 15 July 2007 (UTC)