Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) is another summer species of odonate that appears in Northern Virginia in late spring. The following individual — spotted at Hidden Pond during a photowalk at Meadowood Recreation Area (MRA), Fairfax County, Virginia USA — is a male, as indicated by his coloration and terminal appendages.
21 MAY 2018 | Meadowood Recreation Area | Blue Dasher (male)
Blue Dasher is a habitat generalist that “can be found almost anywhere there is still water.” Source Credit: Species Pachydiplax longipennis – Blue Dasher.
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Tags: Blue Dasher dragonfly, Family Libellulidae (Skimmers), habitat generalist, Hidden Pond, male, Meadowood Recreation Area, odonate habitat, Pachydiplax longipennis, terminal appendages
May 29, 2018 at 12:49 pm |
That is a beauty, Walter!