Archive 2013 · Dragonflies in the Croatan area of NC and ID help

John Wolff
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p.1 #1 · Dragonflies in the Croatan area of NC and ID help

Here are a few dragonflies I photographed last week near the coast in North Carolina...John

Little Blue Dragonlet female

http://pahooj.smugmug.com/Dragonflies/Odonata-Dragonflies-and/i-98J8bvf/0/L/Little%20Blue%20Dragonlet%20%28f%29%20NC%20on%20stem%20%231-L.jpg

Little Blue Dragonlet female

http://pahooj.smugmug.com/Dragonflies/Odonata-Dragonflies-and/i-Zs8ZzD4/0/L/NC%20Little%20blue%20Dragonlet%20front-L.jpg

Blue Corporal

http://pahooj.smugmug.com/Dragonflies/Odonata-Dragonflies-and/i-2dtWFbh/0/L/Blue%20Corporal%20PP%20NC-L.jpg

The ID of this one has me stumped. It looks like a Common Baskettail except for the yellow shoulder stripe. Help would be appreciated

http://pahooj.smugmug.com/Dragonflies/Odonata-Dragonflies-and/i-4rXjgFp/0/L/Neus%20River%20Dragonfly-L.jpg

May 05, 2013 at 03:47 PM

denis55
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p.1 #2 · Dragonflies in the Croatan area of NC and ID help

nice set john.
no idea on that last one.

May 05, 2013 at 08:10 PM

Julian Nell
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p.1 #3 · Dragonflies in the Croatan area of NC and ID help

Great images, John.

Julian

May 05, 2013 at 08:25 PM

Vox Sciurorum
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p.1 #4 · Dragonflies in the Croatan area of NC and ID help

For the last, look at the "corporals", genus Ladona (if you prefer to split Libellula). They are named after the shoulder stripes, I assume.

May 05, 2013 at 08:45 PM

John Wolff
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p.1 #5 · Dragonflies in the Croatan area of NC and ID help

Vox, good one. I looked at the Corporals, but the guide I looked in did not have a good set of female photos. the best fit was a female chalk-fronted corporal, but they are not found that far south. On further research I found photos online that identify it as a female Blue Corporal. The males are common in the area but this is the first female I have seen.

May 05, 2013 at 09:03 PM


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