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Blue Dasher Dragonfly (male)

Pachydiplax longipennis

Description:

A small blue dragonfly with a white face, a black tip to the abdomen, and a black-and-yellow-striped thorax. Both sexes have an amber patch at the base of each hindwing. Males develop a sky-blue (or Carolina-blue) abdomen when they approach maturity.

Habitat:

School garden with a pond.


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Denton, Texas, USA

Lat: 33.08, Long: -97.07

Spotted on Aug 22, 2012
Submitted on Aug 30, 2012

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