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Paddletail Darner

Aeshna palmata

Photo by KarenSaxton
Published on Project Noah
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43.43, -124.212

Field Notes

Description:

Big dragonfly, short wings. Flew into the branches of the huckleberry, hung tail down and and pretended not to see us. Thorax striped yellow and abdomen striped blue

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
andrecoppe
Hi Karen, Beautiful insect this one! Look this spot to help with the identification: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/44063050

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PublishedAugust 21, 2014

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