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Category: Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Aeshna canadensis (Canada Darner)

September 9, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The only time I had previously seen a Canada Darner was a little over 5 years ago on a little…

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Posted in: Aeshna, Aeshnidae, Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Aeshna canadensis, Canada Darner

Pachydiplax longipennis (Blue Dasher)

August 30, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

So, I’ll just be upfront and admit that this is a revision of a profile I did when I first…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Pachydiplax, Species Profiles Filed under: Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis

Erythemis collocata (Western Pondhawks)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Because these small skimmers (family Libellulidae) often fly together, and look similar, I am posting linked, back to back profiles…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Erythemis, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Erythemis collocata, Western Pondhawk

Libellula saturata (Flame Skimmers)

August 28, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I finally found a Flame Skimmer! I must admit that when I first started looking for them ten years ago…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellula, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata

Leucorrhinia intacta (Dot-tailed Whiteface)

July 31, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

On my way back from Mt. St. Helens a couple weeks ago I stopped at Seaquest SP in Cowlitz County,…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Leucorrhinia, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Dot-tailed Whiteface, Leucorrhinia intacta (Dot-tailed Whiteface)

Sympetrum pallipes (Striped Meadowhawk)

October 13, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Striped Meadowhawks are very common, small (32-36mm) members of the skimmer family (Libellulidae). In shallow, weedy, stagnant ponds with low…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Striped Meadowhawk, Sympetrum pallipes

Tramea lacerata (Black Saddlebags)

October 5, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Black Saddlebags are very interesting dragonflies for several reasons. Foremost are the saddlebags themselves, patches of velvety black at the…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Tramea Filed under: Black Saddlebags, Tramea lacerata

Aeshna umbrosa (Shadow Darner)

September 28, 2020 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Shadow Darners are fairly large (TL 64-73mm) dragonflies which can be found region wide in a variety of habitats. As…

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Posted in: Aeshna, Aeshnidae, Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Aeshna umbrosa, Shadow Darner

Phanogomphus kurilis (Pacific Clubtail)

September 18, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is another genus of Gomphidae (clubtails) that used to be a subgenus of Gomphus until the revisions in 2017.…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Gomphidae, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Phanogomphus, Species Profiles Filed under: Pacific Clubtail, Phanogomphus kurilis

Gomphurus lynnae (Columbia Clubtail)

September 17, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This species was discovered by Mary Lynne Paulson at Horn Rapids on the Yakima River in 1971, and described by…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Gomphidae, Gomphurus, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Columbia Clubtail, Gomphurus lynnae

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