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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Mosaic Darners (Aeshna) » Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa)
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Turquoise-tipped Darner at rest. - Aeshna umbrosa
Copyright © 2006 Andy Pariseau

Turquoise-tipped Darner at rest. - Aeshna umbrosa
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
October 7, 2006
Size: About 3.5 inches
This big beauty was resting, when I almost bumped into it. The unique colors caught my attention. Fortunately it allowed me to take a few pictures.
I IDed this one with the help of this site http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/gallery/thumbnail_gallery.asp
I spent nearly an hour looking for it here on BugGuide before asking an on-line friend for help. She sent me the link.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, it's the closest I could find. There are a few differences that may be due to gender?

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Contributed by Andy Pariseau on 11 October, 2006 - 1:43pm
Last updated 11 October, 2006 - 4:29pm

Moved
Moved from Turquoise-tipped Darner.
… A.W. Thomas, 11 October, 2006 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

It's a Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa)
Turquoise-tipped is a southwestern bug, which would not be found anywhere near the northeast.
You can tell it's a Shadow Darner from the side view. The thorasic stripes are outlines in black and are thin and straight. It's also by far the commonest (and just about only) darner still flying in MA at this time of year.
… Jason Forbes, 11 October, 2006 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Darn, I thought I had somethi
Darn, I thought I had something special. Sorry
… Andy Pariseau, 11 October, 2006 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed
will move the images to umbrosa
… A.W. Thomas, 11 October, 2006 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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