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Unidentified Female Dragonfly - Triacanthagyna trifida - female
Copyright © 2008 Greg M. Hill

Unidentified Female Dragonfly - Triacanthagyna trifida - Female
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, USA
August 24, 2008
Size: Approximately 4 inches
This is obviously a female, but I have not been able to identify the species after reviewing pictures from my guide books and online pictures. It is not one of the species that is listed on the checklist I have for Lee County, FL.
Contributed by Greg M. Hill on 18 September, 2008 - 10:50am
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 5:31pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Nick Block, 18 November, 2008 - 5:31pm

Phantom
This is actually a female Phantom Darner (Triacanthagyna trifida), IDed mostly by the constriction of the abdomen at S3. Compare this female Regal Darner to see what I mean:

Note the unconstricted abdomen at S3 and the slightly different lateral thoracic pattern. Nice find! Please submit this new county record to odonatacentral.org.
… Nick Block, 18 November, 2008 - 5:30pm

Coryphaeschna ingens - Regal
Coryphaeschna ingens - Regal Darner is my guess, wait for an expert though
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 18 September, 2008 - 5:08pm

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