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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Sep 04, 2009

Neither dragonflies nor butterflies ever stay put long enough for me to photograph them. But this little guy did. Who is he?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 08, 2009

I cannot be at all certain on this one, it might be a female blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis; Odonata: Libellulidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/m9c4bd for an example.

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Sep 08, 2009

suunto, I'll ck it out but I do remember the blue.

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Jan 07, 2010

i will leave this thread open since I'm not sure yet as to whether it's a blue dasher.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jan 07, 2010

I still think that this is the best fit for your specimen. Please bear in mind that this species, like many others, can be quite variable in color pattern. See http://tinyurl.com/ygq2229 for some examples.

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vossner East Texas, United States(Zone 8a) Jan 07, 2010

Suunto, what a wonderful link. thank you. I will close this thread. I need to practice w/ my camera to get good shots of these beauties. I have so many all the time.

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