| The Sphagnum Sprite (Nehalennia gracilis) is a species of the eastern United States and parts of southeast Canada from Maine south to Florida and Georgia and parts of Alabama. The species seems to be tied to sphagnum moss and is normally not found away from ponds with this vegetation. In May, 2009, a population of this species was discovered in deep east Texas in the Angelina National Forest, in Jasper County. The beaver ponds around which this population was found also have a large amount of sphagnum moss. The first 6 shots on this page, of male sprites as well as a pair in copula, were taken at the above Jasper Co., Texas location, in June, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. Thanks to Dennis Paulson for the initial confirmation of the ID of this species from photos. |
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| The male Sphagnum Sprite shown here was photographed in Washington Co., Maine, in June, 2010, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. |
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| The next five images of Sphagnum Sprites were taken in the Angelina National Forest, Jasper Co., Texas, in April, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. On the right is a young male. |
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| A female Sphagnum Sprite. |
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