Friday, July 01, 2011

Odonata of Twin Lakes Sarnia, ON


Male Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa (top), Variable Dancer, Argia fumipennis violacea (bottom)  


Note the setae (hairs) on tibia of the dancer are twice the length of the spacing between - a characteristic of Agria species.

A link to a fantastic reference: http://homepage.mac.com/edlam/index.html

I also use the Photo Field Guide to the Dragon Flies and Damselflies of Southwestern Ontario (Second Edition) by Ian Carmicheal, Alister MacKenzie, and Brad Steinberg.

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