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Dragonfly - Zoraena diastatops
Copyright © 2018 Kate W

Dragonfly - Zoraena diastatops
Jamesville, Onondaga County, New York, USA
June 17, 2018
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Contributed by Kate W on 9 August, 2018 - 7:24am

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Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Allison, 9 August, 2018 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

Delta-spotted Spiketail
Cordulegaster diastatops.
… Ken Allison, 9 August, 2018 - 7:29am login or register to post comments

 
Dragonfly
That was fast!
Thanks
Kate
… Kate W, 9 August, 2018 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

 
Delta-spotted Spiketail
You're welcome! I love the spiketails - so strikingly marked.
… Ken Allison, 9 August, 2018 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

 
Dragonfly ID
Yes, dragonflies are really spectacular looking.

Do you know of a good book or web site for identifying dragonflies (besides Bug Guid of course). I'd like to learn more about them.

Kate
… Kate W, 9 August, 2018 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

 
Resources for dragonflies
Odonata Central has lots of photos, etc. at: https://www.odonatacentral.org/

For books, Paulsen's Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East is very good. For Eastern Ontario, where I live, The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Algonquin Park and the Surrounding area by Jones, et al. is excellent. It should cover most of your species, too.
… Ken Allison, 9 August, 2018 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, I'll look those books
Thanks, I'll look those books up, and the web site, too.

Kate
… Kate W, 9 August, 2018 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

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