2002 Annual Meeting of The Dragonfly Society of the
Americas - Page 1Picture at right: A common eastern libellulid, the Chalk-fronted Corporal. Image scanned from a live specimen captured during the 2002 DSA meeting in West Virginia. Other scanned images of Odonata, including some from specimens taken at this meeting, may be found at: SCANALBUM Use your Browser's BACK button to return here.
Below left: Jennifer Wykle, of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, was the meeting coordinator. She made all the arrangements, including collecting permits from the state, National Forest, and other sites. The meeting was held in Lewisburg, WV, with post meeting trips to the Elkins area and to the Ohio River. Great weather, good odonates, and a record attendance helped to make this a memorable meeting. Thanks Jennifer!
Above right: A group of collectors chasing Gomphus vastus (Cobra Clubtail) and other clubtails on the Greenbrier River near the bridge at Anthony, WV. On this particular morning, many coenagrionid damselflies (Argia moesta - Powdered Dancer) were emerging, and exuviae (below left) and teneral damselflies were on nearly every rock in the stream. Gomphus viridifrons (Green-faced Clubtail) was also quite common here.
Below is a scanned image of Gomphus vastus (Cobra Clubtail).
Left: In the foreground (left to right) are: Sid Dunkle (of dragonfly field guide fame, from Plano, TX), Nathalia von Ellenrieder (from Argentina, currently in the USA and revising the new world Aeshna), Rosser Garrison (the damselfly guy who has made identifying Argia's (Dancers) possible, if still not exceptionally easy), Mark O'Brien (University of Michigan) and Mark's daughter Marjorie. The motel parking lots at DSA meetings are preferred spots for gathering and discussing dragonflies, places to catch or photograph them, and to get caught up on the latest news.
Right: From left - Bob Glotzhober (Ohio), Clark Shiffer (Pennsylvania), John Abbott (Texas), Ryan Caesar (Texas), Andy Rehn (California), Jerrell Daigle (Florida), Jim Curry (Indiana), and Hal White (Delaware). Clark is discussing an esoteric aspect of Odonata to the obvious interest and delight of his audience. Picture taken in the parking lot of the motel in Lewisburg.
Below left - A Dromogomphus spinosus (Black-shouldered Spinyleg)from the Greenbrier River.
Below right - A pair of Chromagrion conditum (Aurora Damsel) from Blister Run Swamp, one of the sites we visited on the first post trip, to Elkins, WV and vicinity.
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