Male Emperor Dragonfly

An extremely calm and patient male emperor dragonfly in the sand at Waskesiu Lake, SK.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a beauty. I did not realize dragonflies would appear that far up north. Posted 11 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

The Emperor dragonfly is a European species and it is not found in Canada. One similar species is the variable darner (Aeshna interrupta) or another local species of Aeshnidae.
http://www.saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca/resources/Odonata-of-Saskatoon-2014.pdf
http://odonata.bogfoot.net/docs/SK-MB-NDOdonataFieldChecklist.pdf
http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/photoGallery/Gallery.aspx?gr=showall&familyName=Aeshnidae&specrep=1
http://www.pbase.com/jewelwing/darners&page=all Posted 11 years ago

morpheme

Lion

Indeed - quite likely to be an Aeshna, though it seems somewhat difficult to differentiate without seeing the sides of the dragonfly. It looks a little light in color to be an interrupta, but there's so much variation even within species that it still could be. Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 12, 2014. Captured in Unnamed Road, Prince Albert National Park, Waskesiu Lake, SK S0J 2Y0, Canada.

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