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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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TOO MANY dang dragonflies! - Pachydiplax longipennis
Copyright © 2011 Lance Cole

TOO MANY dang dragonflies! - Pachydiplax longipennis
Mt Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
August 2, 2011
Size: 1.75" long?
I am overwhelmed by the sheer number of Dragonflies and Damselflies. I see that the Balaban's are Dragonfly experts. Please help!! I found it to be very tame, landing on my finger repeatedly. Probably bad bug etiquette,

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Contributed by Lance Cole on 22 August, 2011 - 11:27pm
Last updated 14 October, 2011 - 3:52pm

Moved
Moved from Skimmers.
… john and jane balaban, 14 October, 2011 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 15 September, 2011 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

Very friendly!
I have MANY of these that love hanging around my gardens. They will happily land on any perch, including myself. Meadowhawks will also take to you as a perch, though not as readily. If you want to get great shots of these, put out stakes or sticks for them to land on. You can't keep them off!

If you haven't purchased it already, a great and easy guide to use is "Dragonflies of the North Woods" by Kurt Mead (As well as "Damselflies of the North Woods" by Bob DuBois). They are technically for the region of Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan, but many species in these guides are found in your area. Not to mention a great key to help you figure out a group in a short glance.

Happy Odonata-ing! Last night we had a MASSIVE swarm of Swamp Darners in our yard and above it last night. How cool are these critters?
… Cassie Novak, 23 August, 2011 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

 
Appreciative
Thank you for the advice and help! I am very new to this.
… Lance Cole, 23 August, 2011 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

Male
Pachydiplax longipennis
… john and jane balaban, 23 August, 2011 - 12:25am login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Thank you very much for the ID. Is there a simple way to quickly break down the groups of Dragonflies?
… Lance Cole, 23 August, 2011 - 1:11am login or register to post comments

 
Eyes
Skimmers have eyes touching in the middle, but not usually for a long distance. So do Emeralds, but they are much rarer.

Darners have eyes touching in the middle for a long distance.

Clubtails have eyes separated, like damselfies. So do Petaltails, but they are much rarer.
… John F. Carr, 23 August, 2011 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

 
Helpful!
Thank you very much, I will save this information!
… Lance Cole, 23 August, 2011 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

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