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Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Description:

Blue/green eye'd dragonfly with brown, black and yellow thorax and abdomen. It has black tips on the wings.

Habitat:

On a clothesline in the backyard.

Notes:

This dragonfly was found by my sister in Oregon. This is her image and spotting but since she doesn't have an account... YET, I'm posting it for her :)

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3 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

I was surprised with the ID since I've posted one on here before that had quite different coloring but it seems there's a large variation in colors with this species. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/694...
They never cease to amaze me!

Ronald and Amissa
Ronald and Amissa 12 years ago

At first, I was convinced this was a female because the females are primarily yellow. Then, I noticed that only the males have blue eyes. This male dragonfly is most likely still in the process of getting his true colors. It's hard to say off one picture though.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Awesome! Thank you for the ID Ronald and Amissa! I'll let my sister know :)

Jefferson, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Sep 2, 2011
Submitted on Sep 3, 2011

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