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Blue dasher dragonfly

Pachydiplax longipennis

Photo by TammyGlaser
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Field Notes

Description:

Two dragonflies were flying around my yard. I think it is a blue dasher because of the blue abdomen with the black tip and yellow-and-black-striped thorax. The eyes are blue and the face is light green.

Habitat:

backyard garden

Reference Links:

Species Pachydiplax longipennis - Blue Dasher - BugGuide.Net

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Odonata (Dragonflies) of the Southeast US
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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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