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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Pachydiplax » Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
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Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis
Copyright © 2009 Peter Devereaux

Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
May 22, 2009
Size: Approx. 2"
Visiting here in NC and have no idea as to species ID. Rather smallish for a Dragonfly and the eyes actually had more of a greenish tint.
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Contributed by Peter Devereaux on 22 May, 2009 - 1:03pm
Last updated 25 May, 2009 - 7:45pm

Dasher
Thanks for the fast ID. I'm having fun with the new species here in NC.
… Peter Devereaux, 22 May, 2009 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

Blue Dasher
This is a male Pachydiplax longipennis.
… William Edwards, 22 May, 2009 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Blue Dasher, Pac
Looks like a Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis. There are some seriously small dragonflies out there, even smaller than this guy!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 22 May, 2009 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

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