Black Petaltail

Tanypteryx hageni

Pine Flat Road, Sonoma County 19 May 2018

Black Petaltail

Groundhog Meadow, Sequoia National Park, Tulare County 8 July 2016

This sighting extends the range of this species approximately 100 miles further south than it was previously known.

Black Petaltail

Pine Flat Road, Sonoma County 15 May 2004

Black Petaltail

Pine Flat Road, Sonoma County 15 May 2004

Closeup of male's appendages attached to female's head

Black Petaltail

Pine Flat Road, Sonoma County 15 May 2004

Habitat shot showing the branch that the female perched on while ovipositing into the standing water