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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Epiaeschna » Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros)
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dragon fly with green stripes - Epiaeschna heros
Copyright © 2010 Susanne B.

dragon fly with green stripes - Epiaeschna heros
Spring, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
December 1, 2007
Size: large
I'm new to this site and don't know enough about bugs to search for answers. Can you tell me what kind of dragon fly this is and maybe the basics on answering some of these questions myself. I love this Guide.

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Contributed by Susanne B. on 17 May, 2010 - 1:49pm
Last updated 17 May, 2010 - 5:13pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 17 May, 2010 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Epiaeschna heros
This is a Swamp Darner, Epiaeschna heros.
… Ben Coulter, 17 May, 2010 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
a match
Great! Thank you!
… Susanne B., 17 May, 2010 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

i think a Darner, Family Aeshnidae
of some kind. I'm not positive though. Best to wait for the dragonfly experts.
… Andrew Williams, 17 May, 2010 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

 
why did you think it was a Da
why did you think it was a Darner? You were right, of course, but what made you think that?
… Susanne B., 17 May, 2010 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Aeshnidae
In a nutshell, darners (family Aeshnidae) are generally large, elongate dragonflies that always have their eyes touching dorsally along a seam for most of the head. Swamp Darners are very big, even for darners. They show greenish thoracic stripes, thin green rings on the abdomen, and deep bluish eyes. Their wings are frequently amber-tinted.

There are many quality books on Odonata available now, and several soon to be released. Dragonflies Through Binoculars by Sid Dunkle is a good one, though the pics are rather small. The Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies would also be a good start, though it is not exhaustive.
… Ben Coulter, 17 May, 2010 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

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