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vagarden2 Chesterfield, VA(Zone 7b) Sep 04, 2019

He/she was ENORMOUS, at least 4" long from nose to tail. Wingspan was probably just as wide. Found July 27th, trapped in the garage. (Of course I saved him and let him go!)

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 04, 2019

It's one of the darners, possibly a swamp darner (Epiaeschna heros) - https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/688397

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vagarden2 Chesterfield, VA(Zone 7b) Sep 05, 2019

Yes, that's it! Thank you! He was so cool looking.

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