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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) » Nymphs and Exuviae (Anax junius Nymphs and Exuviae)

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Copyright © 2008 Minray Yang

Pantala? - Anax junius

Long Grove, Lake County, Illinois, USA
June 30, 2008
Size: ~5 cm

I at first was thinking Tramea, but the rounded epiproct led me to instead lean towards Pantala. I could post other angles if necessary.

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Contributed by Minray Yang on 30 June, 2008 - 6:06pm
Last updated 30 August, 2009 - 10:32am

Moved

Moved from Common Green Darner.

… john and jane balaban, 30 August, 2009 - 10:32am

sure it's a skimmer?

The other shot has me thinking it looks more like an Aeshnid but I don't have much experience with exuviae so take that with a grain of salt. Have a labium shot?

… Jason Forbes, 30 June, 2008 - 7:17pm

Aeshnid

Thanks for the reply! I think aeshnid looks right. What do you think of Anax junius?

… Minray Yang, 30 June, 2008 - 9:44pm

seems right

If I'm following the key correctly.
Hind angles of head rounded -> Spines of segments 7-9 only -> (breaks down with antenna here, but don't think it's Gomphaeschna)
That gets to Anax and Anax longipes has a huge labium, so it has to be junius.

If you can see antenna, they should be about half the length of the head.

… Jason Forbes, 1 July, 2008 - 5:39pm

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