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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Three-spined Darners (Triacanthagyna) » Phantom Darner (Triacanthagyna trifida)
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Another Phantom? - Triacanthagyna trifida - male
Copyright © 2006 Carla Finley

Another Phantom? - Triacanthagyna trifida - Male
Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
October 27, 2006
Finally! These have been flying around me for months and I finally saw where it landed. Is this a Phantom Darner male? I thought maybe a Regal but this one has the narrowed waist.

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Another Phantom? - Triacanthagyna trifida - male Another Phantom? - Triacanthagyna trifida
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Contributed by Carla Finley on 27 October, 2006 - 3:52pm
Last updated 29 October, 2006 - 4:44pm

Yes
This one's a male. Note the blue eyes and the blue between the wings.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 27 October, 2006 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Cliff
Do you see the 2 white spots? I thought they were bugs but they are on the female I submitted also and they look the same. The side view of her doesn't have them so it must be reflection. Is it something in the make-up of their eyes that do this?
… Carla Finley, 29 October, 2006 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah
Dragonflies have two large compound eyes composed of thousands of tiny hexagonal(???) lenses, which reflect light differently when viewed from different angles in different lighting situations. The white spots might be a result of the flash.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 29 October, 2006 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

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