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Field Notes

Description:

Green dragonfly

Habitat:

Backyard garden

Notes:

Cannot find one online that looks exactly like this. It may be a juvenile and not have changed to primary or common color yet...I'm not sure.

Species ID Suggestions

Green Marsh Hawk

Orthetrum sabina
Jason Alexander
1

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

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Jacob Gorneau
2

Comments (2)
Jacob Gorneau
This is either a young male or a female. Orthetrum sabina is only found from southeastern Europe and North Africa to Japan and south to Australia.
AndyDavis
Thanks Jason. I'll look this one up and compare. I also have a laminated fold out of dragonfly species that I picked up at a local natural science museum here near Dallas called the Heard Museum. Probably does not have all of them on it, but I check that, too for the Marsh Hawk. Do you study these in partciular? Thanks again! Andy
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PublishedAugust 4, 2013

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