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Photo by CynthiaMHori
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Species ID Suggestions

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

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sttweets
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Comments (4)
CynthiaMHori
sttweets - I looked up and read about the chaser you mention and it is only found in Europe. This little guy is in the US
CynthiaMHori
sttweets- I have added the only other picture that I have of this species - does the broad body chaser have those two blue patches on the thorax? That little coloring is keeping me from changing it - dont have a book and am searching the web Greeneda - I am attaching a photo link from BugGuide that shows the wing holding technique http://bugguide.net/node/view/512790/bgimage
sttweets
Although I cannot see all details I'm pretty sure it's a broad bodies Chaser. See my pictures to compare: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6651615
CynthiaMHori
I was on a dragonfly page looking up the species and I saw people holding them this way. We were very careful and each little guy flew away afterwards so I am hopeful that this didnt hurt while we were holding them!

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Great Lakes Monitoring
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PublishedJuly 3, 2011

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