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Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Pachydiplax longipennis

Photo by gatorfellows
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Field Notes

Description:

A small blue dragonfly with a white face, a black tip to the abdomen, and a black-and-yellow-striped thorax. Males develop a sky-blue (or Carolina-blue) abdomen when they approach maturity. Both have an amber patch at the base of each hindwing.

Habitat:

Several vegetation in a small city retention pond.

Reference Links:

Blue dasher, Species Pachydiplax longipennis - Blue Dasher - BugGuide.Net

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Texas Wildlife Photographers
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Texas Master Naturalist Program - Nature Indentification
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 26, 2014

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