Complete Guide To The Two-Striped Forceptail Dragonfly

Two-Striped Forceptail Dragonfly Notes

• Two-Striped Forceptail dragonflies are fairly uncommon in North Carolina.
  • Their flight season is shorter than many other dragonfly species (usually only July through September).
  • They also live only in the eastern part of North Carolina, from the coast inland to the eastern Piedmont.
  • Look for them near ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams.
• These dragonflies are wary, spend much of their time foraging above the trees, and only perch for short periods of time.
• When they do perch, Two-Striped Forceptails perch high up in trees usually.
  • But when they do come down low, they are one of the few North Carolina dragonflies that will perch on the ground.
• Both sexes are active all day.
  • Males are territorial and sometimes come low to fly long patrols along the shoreline.
  • Two-Striped Forceptail dragonflies fly with their abdomens tilted up slightly.