Dragonflies for Carmen

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Bill Eldridge
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Dragonflies for Carmen

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I believe (wrongly, see below) this is a Cinnamon Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia virginiensis) on Chairmaker's Rush (Scirpus americanus).
Canon 60D, 70-200mm, ISO 640, f5.6, 1/400

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Canon 60D, 70-200mm, ISO 400, f8, 1/1250

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This seems to be a male Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis).
Canon 60D, 70-200mm, ISO 400, f8, 1/800

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Canon G15 + Raynox 250, ISO 800, f5.0, 1/200
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Incredible photos.
#1 is not a Neurocordulia
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Thanks, NikonUser. Well, what's your guess? Any IDs on the others?
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Neurocordulia spp. are distinctive, your #1 is obviously (to me) not one.

I am not familiar with southern odes but:
#1 female Yellow-sided Skimmer. Libellula flavida
#2 a Meadowhawk, male, Sympetrum sp.
#4 looks like a female Blue Dasher.
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student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.

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Olympus microscope and objectives
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1: Libellula needhami, female
2: probably male of the above species.
3: Libellula vibrans, male
4: I aggree, Pachydiplax longipennis, female
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