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Swamp darner

Aeshnidae

Notes:

Spotted this large (about 4 1/2" long) & very beautiful guy just resting at a waterfall along the Natchez Trace.

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Mick - maybe I misjudged his size! He certainly looked huge from where I was standing!

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Looks like a Swamp Darner (but only goes to 3 3/4inch)?

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2011
Submitted on Sep 2, 2011

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