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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Unidentified nymphs and exuviae
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dragonfly nymph
Copyright © 2016 Louis-Philippe Gélinas

dragonfly nymph
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Size: about 50 mm

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Contributed by Louis-Philippe Gélinas on 12 January, 2016 - 8:44pm
Last updated 12 July, 2016 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Naiads and Exuviae.
… john and jane balaban, 12 July, 2016 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

I agree it's a dragonfly--now that I can see the whole thing. :)

With luck, the experts will take the ID further.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 January, 2016 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

Do you have a shot showing the whole insect?
I'm no expert, but this looks more like a Damselfly nymph to me.

EDIT: Then again, this is fairly similar:



Still, I'd like to be sure I'm seeing the entire abdomen. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 January, 2016 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
damselfly
I don't think this is a damselfly. Damselflies have the abdomen ending in caudal lamellae. This nymph doesn't have any caudal lamellae. This is why I am sure it is a dragonfly nymph.
I think it could be an aeshnidae (Darner), but I am not sure.
As you can see, the labium is flat and the antennas are shorts.

And Ken, I had a picture of the complete abdomen.
… Louis-Philippe Gélinas, 13 January, 2016 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

 
Definitely a Darner
It's definitely in the family Aeshnidae. However, for a species ID, a detailed photo of the labium, head, and lateral abdominal spines is needed.
… Hayden Zander, 12 July, 2016 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

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