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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 - male
Copyright © 2005 Jason Penney

Blue Dasher - Pachydiplax longipennis - Male
Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA
October 1, 2005
I'm guessing Blue Dancer on this one but I'm not sure. Anyone?
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Contributed by Jason Penney on 2 October, 2005 - 9:02pm

AKA
In some places the Blue Dasher is called the Blue Pirate.....eithe way its stil P. longipennis.....just thought i'd throw that in...
… Andy Varsho, 3 October, 2005 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Ah! The pain of English names
Blue Dancer would be a damselfly in the genus Argia. This is sometimes called the Blue Dasher. But it is definitely a dragonfly in the genus Pachydiplax, specifically P. longipennis
… john and jane balaban, 2 October, 2005 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Still learning...
… Jason Penney, 2 October, 2005 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Blue Dasher
It's Blue Dasher.
… Lois Stacey, 2 October, 2005 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

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