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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae)
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Large dragonfly
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Large dragonfly
Oxford, ME, Oxford, County, Maine, USA
October 1, 2017
Size: About 2 or 3 inches long
I think it is a blue eyed darner but it seems to be awfully far from their range and the eyes were more green than blue. Seen next to a marshy stream.
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Contributed by Lindabirds on 5 October, 2017 - 8:37am
Last updated 11 January, 2018 - 7:18pm

Male Aeshna umbrosa
Male Shadow Darner. Only 2 species of Darners in Maine have the flat cerci shown here. Those are Shadow and Lance-tipped. Lance-tipped would have larger spots on the abdomen rather than more dash-like spots.
… Dan Jackson, 5 October, 2017 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

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