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Blue Dasher dragonfly (male)

Pachydiplax longipennis

Description:

Large dragonfly with blue body.

Habitat:

Territory is an artificially created pond landscaped with native plants in a rural back yard.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Geodialist
Geodialist 10 years ago
Blue Dasher dragonfly (male)
Pachydiplax longipennis Species Pachydiplax longipennis - Blue Dasher - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

Laurence Conix
Laurence Conix 10 years ago

Nice pics!

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 10 years ago

Thanks Geodalist! I had wondered about the green face! I will correct as per your suggestion!

Geodialist
Geodialist 10 years ago

Hi Lisa! Eastern Pondhawk dragonflies have green faces and their thorax isn't striped. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/244...

LisaPowers
Spotted by
LisaPowers

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Aug 3, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013

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