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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Darners (Aeshnidae) » Anax » Amazon Darner (Anax amazili)
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Amazon Darner - Anax amazili - male
Copyright © 2006 Gary Rankin

Amazon Darner - Anax amazili - Male
San Antonio area, Bexar County, Texas, USA
November 9, 2006
Just when I thought Dragonfly season was over for the year . . . we got another dose of warm weather and this one showed up at my house. The exact size is unknown, but it was fairly large compared to most of the ones I saw around here over the summer months.

I was able to get several decent shots, but I'm not sure which species this one is. Anyone know this late season arrival?

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Contributed by Gary Rankin on 9 November, 2006 - 8:03pm
Last updated 10 November, 2006 - 7:53pm

Anax amazili
Great find! That's a male Amazon Darner, Anax amazili. It's widespread in the neotropics. This species has great powers of dispersal, and often turns up out of range. I think the closest they breed is in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. I suspect this constitutes a new county record.
… Ben Coulter, 9 November, 2006 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Amazon Darner? Very interesting . . .
That's pretty cool and explains why I couldn't find this one in any of the guides. That's a new one on me . . . for sure.

It appears that someone already set up a guide page for this species. So I'll add a few more of the better images I have.

As mentioned I got several decent shots of this guy. He showed up at my porch light last night about an hour after dark, so I grabbed a Zip-Lock and was able to catch him in there fairly easy.

I kept him in a dark place overnight and decided to try getting a scan of him before I released him this afternoon. I had read on the Digital Dragonflies site (Special Handling section) about how they do that, but had never tried it myself.

It took me a couple of tries, but I was able to get a few good scans and then took him outside for some regular photos while he was still warming up.

If I had thought this was a new county record I would have taken measurements, but didn't really think it would be needed. (That'll teach me huh?)

Thanks for the info and the ID,
GD
… Gary Rankin, 9 November, 2006 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

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