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Phantom Darner Dragonfly

Tricanthagyna trifida

Description:

approx. 3 1/2 inches long; very thin 'waist'; greenish stripes on thorax

Habitat:

spotted among underbrush on riverfront property

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4 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

Thank you, Eric, for the ID. The differences in these large dragonflies can be so subtle.

BugEric
BugEric 11 years ago

Nice spotting!

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

Thanks for the direction; I think that's the right track.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

It has similar looks to one of the Mosaic Darners, Genus Aeshna:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6322/bgpag...

Hope this helps.

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 30, 2012
Submitted on Oct 1, 2012

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