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Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Photo by Liam
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Mature males develop a bluish-white pruinescence on the back of the abdomen and, in western individuals, on the thorax. They display this pruinescence to other males as a threat while defending territories at the edge of the water.

Habitat:

Wetlands

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