Stream Cruiser (Didymops transversa)

Fairly common across NC though not well known in the mountains, Stream Cruiser are often seen perching obliquely on twigs. They're easily identified by having only one yellow stripe on the side of the thorax.

Female
(Picture rotated to horizontal)
Orange Co., NC
29 May 2004

same individual as above

Male
Durham Co., NC
1 May 2005

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Created on ... June 3, 2004 | Updated on ... May 1, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu