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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Cruisers (Macromiidae) » Macromia » Swift River Cruiser (Macromia illinoiensis)
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Bug from Androscoggin river in Maine - Macromia illinoiensis
Copyright © 2013 lagundo

Bug from Androscoggin river in Maine - Macromia illinoiensis
Androscoggin, Maine, USA
July 27, 2013
Size: 1" long
Found this bug in the river. When we picked it up it didn't move, so not sure if it was alive or if it lives in the water. Take note of the small wings on its back.
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Contributed by lagundo on 27 July, 2013 - 7:04pm
Last updated 17 August, 2013 - 6:08pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 17 August, 2013 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

Macromia illinoiensis
Macromia illinoiensis
… W. Steffens, 27 July, 2013 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting
Thank you. Very interesting to see which species live in different regions.
… lagundo, 27 July, 2013 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

You have a dragonfly nymph. I
You have a dragonfly nymph. I do not have the expertise to identify species. Put back in water so one day you can see the dragonfly fly by.
… Henry Burton, 27 July, 2013 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you for your quick reply! I had a hunch it might have been something similar, but our canoe party was curious because we had never seen anything like it. At least not in person. Thanks again for the help!

PS: We put it back in the water right after taking some pictures of it. Hopefully we will see it one day as I enjoy watching dragonflys zip around as they do.
… lagundo, 27 July, 2013 - 9:59pm login or register to post comments

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