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Dragonfly

Description:

A blue dragonfly

Habitat:

Flying around a mud puddle

1 Species ID Suggestions

Common Whitetail (Male)
Plathemis lydia


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1 Comment

MichaelFulbright
MichaelFulbright 12 years ago

This is a very common dragonfly that can be found near water...but also well into the woods. The abdomen is pruinose, that is why it looks bluish-whitish, it's actually a waxy coating.

kjcorya
Spotted by
kjcorya

Indiana, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Jun 27, 2011

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