The Blue Dasher - female

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WildFlower

Lion

Pantala flavescens doesn't seem to be the right ID. According to the reference, this species is found in central and south America, but not in the north. It doesn't have so much brown and pterostigmata are red.
http://www.america-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=1407
http://www.migratorydragonflypartnership.org/index/iDGuide?taxon=flavescens Posted 11 years ago
1. DannyLong
  
  Lion
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantala_flavescens
  if you look at the map you'll see the species is found in South America, Central America, Indonesia, Africa, and the Southern US. Quote from the ID "It is considered to be the most widespread dragonfly on the planet." Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    It may be within the range, but it doesn't look like one.
    What about a female Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis?
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/10608 Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
  2. 1. DannyLong
      
      Lion
      
      http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wandering_Glider_%28Pantala_flavescens%29_W_IMG_2670.jpg Posted 11 years ago
    2. 1. DannyLong
        
        Lion
        
        I'll concede a female blue dasher it is. Though the wing marking aren't there.
        Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

The Blue Dasher

The blue dasher is an insect of the skimmer family. It is the only species in the genus "Pachydiplax". It is very common and widely distributed through North America and into the Bahamas.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by DannyLong