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Pachydiplax longipennis
BLUE DASHER
Florida native
Blue dashers are found throughout Florida, including the Keys and Dry Tortugas, all of the United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas.
Pachydiplax longipennis are small to medium sized, 26-44 mm (1 to 1-3/4 in.) long and abundant. Mature males have a white face, metalic green eyes and a black and yellow striped thorax. The abdomen is pale blue, tapered, with a black tip. Females and juveniles have a black abdomen with two interrupted yellow stripes and red-brown eyes.
Can be seen in flight at any time of the year.
Pachydiplax longipennis is a member of the Libellulidae - Skimmers family.
The Peterson Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico
Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White
This field guide is the most authoritative and comprehensive pocket guide to this extraordinarily numerous, diverse, and ubiquitous part of the animal kingdom.Detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many individual species are illustrated with 1,300 drawings and 142 superb color paintings. Illustrations - which use the unique Peterson Identification System to distinguish one insect from another - include size lines to show the actual length of each insect. A helpful glossary explains the technical terms of insect anatomy.
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Date record last modified:
Jul 25, 2010