Paddle tailed Darner

Description:

This is a large dragonfly with a length of 2 1/2 to 3 inches (63 to 74 mm). The base color of the male is brown to brownish black. The top of the thorax is marked with several yellowish green dashes, while each side of the thorax is marked with a pair of fairly thick, yellowish green diagonal stripes. The abdomen is marked with bands or large spots of blue and smaller spots of yellowish green. Males have paddle-shaped anal appendages. Females usually have yellow abdominal spots instead of blue, but may be marked identically to the males.

Habitat:

This species is found from Alaska south to British Columbia and Alberta to northern California, Utah and Colorado. In Idaho, it is found throughout the state. Found near streams and ponds