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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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Common Green Darner - Anax junius
Copyright © 2008 Lynn Bergen

Common Green Darner - Anax junius
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
October 18, 2007

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Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 20 September, 2008 - 10:00pm

Probably teneral, i.e. newly emerged
That accounts for light color. Note that veins in wings are hard to see, which means they've yet to fill in with blood. Barely visible here is "CBS eye logo" on head. a hallmark of this species.
… Ron Hemberger, 21 September, 2008 - 1:17am login or register to post comments

 
Pale wings
I was wondering why they are so pale. Thank you for taking the time to explain. :-]
… Lynn Bergen, 21 September, 2008 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Glad to help
Almost all I know about insects was learned here, from others.
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