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2 Species ID Suggestions

Dragonfly
Anisoptera Dragonfly
KenCheeks
KenCheeks 10 years ago
Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly
Erythemis simplicicollis Odonata of Louisiana -- Erythemis simplicicollis


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3 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

Green Darners are much bigger, they have a distinctive eye like mark on the top of their nose between their eyes - http://bugguide.net/node/view/10603

JamieDorton
JamieDorton 10 years ago

I thought it was a Green Darner

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

Ken has your ID. Females and young males are green with square blackish spots on the abdomen. Males become pruinose blue with white claspers and a green face.

Louisiana, USA

Spotted on May 16, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2013

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