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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Anax » Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
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Dragonfly - Anax junius
Copyright © 2017 Mariegoldsolar

Dragonfly - Anax junius
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
August 20, 2017
Many of these were flying at 5 to 15 feet height above a meadow a couple hours before sunset at the same time I saw lots of flying ants (picture of flying ant is separate submission).
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Contributed by Mariegoldsolar on 22 August, 2017 - 6:04pm
Last updated 1 November, 2017 - 8:28am

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FIeld guides
don't show this view of dragonflies. Given that the thorax appears to be green combined with the overall shape and described behaviour I'd hazarda guess at Anax junius.
… Larry de March, 22 August, 2017 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Quite likely A junius
Quite likely A junius
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