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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Emeralds (Corduliidae) » Little Emeralds (Dorocordulia) » Petite Emerald (Dorocordulia lepida)
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Cordulia shurtleffii - Dorocordulia lepida - male
Copyright © 2013 josh lincoln

Cordulia shurtleffii - Dorocordulia lepida - Male
Morrisville, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA
June 15, 2013
Cordulia shurtleffii male?
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Contributed by josh lincoln on 1 August, 2013 - 7:14am
Last updated 1 August, 2013 - 8:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Coulter, 1 August, 2013 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

Abdomen
Do you have a clear photo of the appendages at the tip of the abdomen? This strikes me as possibly Somatochlora kennedyi. The abdomen appears too long and attenuated for Cordulia shurtleffii, and the thoracic markings seem off.
… Ben Coulter, 1 August, 2013 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

 
C shurtleffii, S. kennedyi, D. lepida
Unfortunately I do not have any better pics of that dragonfly.
Thanks for the input. Now I will take better care to get better pics of appendiges.
Thanks for the input,
Josh
… josh lincoln, 1 August, 2013 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmm
My guess would be D. lepida. Definitely need view of terminal appendages, though.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 1 August, 2013 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Good call
The shape of the blurry appendages could be right for lepida.
… Ben Coulter, 1 August, 2013 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

Hello Josh, in this species a
Hello Josh, in this species adults are similar in color. Your appears to have a slim abdomen thus male. In many species of dragons the female will have a thicker abdomen. May the dragons be with you, Henry.
… Henry Burton, 1 August, 2013 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

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