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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Rhionaeschna » Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)
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Black/Blue Dragonfly (side) - Rhionaeschna multicolor
Copyright © 2009 nwilkes

Black/Blue Dragonfly (side) - Rhionaeschna multicolor
Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
July 15, 2009
Side view. I'm assuming this is a mosaic darner (genus Aeshna). It is the largest dragonfly I've ever seen around here in Colorado. Normally I see dragonflies out and about during the day, but this one ran into our screen door late last night, drawn to our porch light.

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Black/Blue Dragonfly - Rhionaeschna multicolor Black/Blue Dragonfly (side) - Rhionaeschna multicolor
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Contributed by nwilkes on 15 July, 2009 - 1:52pm
Last updated 16 July, 2010 - 9:00pm

Moved
Moved from Darners.
… john and jane balaban, 16 July, 2010 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

Blue-eyed Darner
As Jason said, this should be a Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor). Spatterdock does not occur in Colorado.
… Ben Coulter, 16 July, 2010 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2009 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 11 August, 2009 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

Blue-eyed or Spatterdock Darner?
I'm not sure the range of the Spatterdock Darner but this sure looks like one. The Blue-eyed darner is common in western USA and is almost identical to Spatterdock. You might want to check on both species. The blue face and eyes along with fairly narrow and straight thoracic stripes are key ID features.
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 15 July, 2009 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Blue-eyed
by range
… Jason Forbes, 15 July, 2009 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

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