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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Pygmy Darners (Gomphaeschna) » Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeschna furcillata)
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Dragonfly - Gomphaeschna furcillata - female
Copyright © 2011 Julia F. Hawkins

Dragonfly - Gomphaeschna furcillata - Female
New Hampshire, USA
June 15, 2011
The rock provided a good camoflage for this specimen, but the details are still pretty clear. I can't find out what this is, but I'm pretty sure it's female. Feel free to correct me if I am mistaken.
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Contributed by Julia F. Hawkins on 10 July, 2011 - 1:57pm
Last updated 14 November, 2011 - 11:54am

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Ken Schneider, 14 November, 2011 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

Gomphaeschna
Looks like a female Harlequin Darner, Gomphaeschna furcillata.
… Ben Coulter, 14 November, 2011 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Ken Schneider, 3 August, 2011 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

female Aeshna Darner?
The colors are confusing me. However, darners often turn dark colors when they are cold. It appears to have the right markings, head shape, size, and wing shape for an Aeshna sp. Species ID would be impossible without a side view of the thorax.
… Dan Jackson, 27 July, 2011 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

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