Dragonfly I.D. - British Columbia, Canada

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Hulio Cranbrook, Canada Jan 14, 2014

Hey, I saw one darner and one meadowhawk I'd like to identify more exactly. These were taken by some wetlands in southeast British Columbia. Thanks in advance for any help!!

Darner:
http://youtu.be/Hy-jtOfE4UU

Meadowhawk:
http://youtu.be/vmRudPSUSHY

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 15, 2014

These would be easier to i.d. (or at least narrow down choices) if you had taken a few hi-res still photos instead of videos. As these stand, I hesitate to say much...

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Hulio Cranbrook, Canada Jan 16, 2014

Fair enough. Sorry, all I have is videos.

I am leaning towards Sympetrum pallipes (striped meadowhawk) for the second one.

For the darner I think either:
Aeshna eremita (lake darner)
Aeshna interrupta (variable darner)
Aeshna canadensis (Canada darner)

I don't know if there is anything in the videos that can confirm these guesses or narrow them down further.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jan 16, 2014

I agree that Sympetrum pallipes is a reasonable possibility for the meadowhawk, but there may be other species of Aeshna that resemble your specimen. If a real expert on darners (which obviously I am not) could view your video, they might be able to narrow it down further,

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