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<P align=center><B>Desert Spiketail, <I> Cordulegaster dorsalis deserticola</I></B>
<BR>The Desert Spiketail has more yellow than the non-desert form. 
<BR>There is debate as to whether this is a separate race or a separate species.
<BR>Comparitive scans of desert and non-desert form:
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<IMG SRC="http://southwestdragonflies.net/caphotos/desertsm.jpg"> <IMG SRC="http://southwestdragonflies.net/caphotos/spikesm.jpg">
<BR>Desert form of Pacific Spiketail VS "regular" Pacific Spiktail males
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