Common Whitetail Dragonfly

Common Whitetail on Ground

This dragonfly, which I think is a Common Whitetail, was going back and forth between a patch of grass and a sidewalk, perching for 20 or 30 seconds in each place.

Common Whitetail Dragonfly
Common Whitetail Dragonfly

He might have been overstuffed with mosquitoes as there was no shortage of them after me.

Common Whitetail Dragonfly
Common Whitetail Dragonfly

ID corrections welcome.

I first thought it might be a Banded Pennant, the described variations on each species are confounding.

Hampton Plantation, McClellanville, SC
August 26, 2021

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