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Aeshna sp.
I was standing on the beach when I saw this dragonfly trying to swim and struggling immensely. I picked it up and placed it on a blueberry bush, only for another one to swim up as soon as I returned to the shore. I think it is possible they were either mating and fell in the water, or fighting and fell in. However, I can't tell if they are both males of different species or same species with different coloration or just a male and a female of the same species. Large darner with a brownish thorax with yellow stripes and the abdomen is black with blue markings. The eyes are blue with a pale yellow face.
Found in the water close to shore of Afognak Island. This was up in a little calm cove.
See the other dragonfly in the last photo here: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/65...
Spotted on Sep 19, 2019
Submitted on Nov 4, 2019
1 Comment
An attractive species.