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Tricanthagyna trifida
approx. 3 1/2 inches long; very thin 'waist'; greenish stripes on thorax
spotted among underbrush on riverfront property
Thank you, Eric, for the ID. The differences in these large dragonflies can be so subtle.
It has similar looks to one of the Mosaic Darners, Genus Aeshna:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6322/bgpag...
Hope this helps.