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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Dragonlets (Erythrodiplax) » Little Blue Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax minuscula)
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brown and blue dragonfly - Erythrodiplax minuscula
Copyright © 2010 Tim Lethbridge

brown and blue dragonfly - Erythrodiplax minuscula
Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
March 30, 2010
Size: 35-40mm approx
When I first saw the blue tail I thought it was a blue dasher. The rest of the body does not match that pattern though. For size, this was what I would call a medium size dragonfly, smaller than the Pondhawk and Scarlett skimmers I have photographed but larger than the Eastern Amberwing.

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brown and blue dragonfly - Erythrodiplax minuscula brown and blue dragonfly - Erythrodiplax minuscula
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Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 2 April, 2010 - 10:40pm
Last updated 3 April, 2010 - 11:13am

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies. Sigh, apparently my memories of amberwings shrunk when I had my brain washed. Thank you for another ID. I think I need to spend more time on my back porch
… Tim Lethbridge, 3 April, 2010 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

Surprised your feeling is that he is medium sized.
Our experience was that he was quite small, barely longer than an Amberwing. See
… john and jane balaban, 3 April, 2010 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

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