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Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

size: medium length 32 - 42 mm, wingspan 50 - 60 mm

male: pruinose blue, developing dark tip, tan under segments 1-3; distinctive white face with black between the eyes; striped thorax can become all blue; teal green/blue eyes; wings can show brown tinted areas

Habitat:

On vegetation at city retention pond.

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PublishedAugust 10, 2014

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