Male Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata).
Immature male White-tailed Skimmer (Plathemis lydia).
His close-up.
Thanks BugGuide.net and Gloria Mundi Press for the ID help.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Damsels & Dragons
Basically, dragonflies rest with their wings open, and damselflies rest with their wings closed. (Unless they're spread-winged damselflies, in which case the wings are partially open.)
Male Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata).
Immature male White-tailed Skimmer (Plathemis lydia).
His close-up.
Thanks BugGuide.net and Gloria Mundi Press for the ID help.
Male Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata).
Immature male White-tailed Skimmer (Plathemis lydia).
His close-up.
Thanks BugGuide.net and Gloria Mundi Press for the ID help.
Those are beauties. The wings on the white-tailed skimmer are so delicate. I love those close-ups. It is amazing how stunningly photogenic these damsels and dragons are.
ReplyDeleteso gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteNice shots.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks, I've wondered how to easily distinguish between the two. Does the damsel always have the "eyeballs on the end of a stick" look?
very cool. now i'll know how to tell them apart.
ReplyDeleteThanks y'all.
ReplyDeleteRD I'm thinking he might have been slow because of the cooler air... he let me pick up the pine needle and carry him all around! No such luck with the damselfly.
Jerry I think so, at least on the ones I've looked up.
You should see the gnats. They are the worse I've ever seen them! Just horrible. It's getting warmer but there is still lots more heat to come...
The "no-see-ums" are out in force in some places around here. I was helping with a salamander survey yesterday and the little biters were pestering us to death. Every inch of my clothing, with the exception of my hat, was treated with repellant so, of course, my head became no-see-um central! Too bad they are too small for the dragons and damsels to hunt!
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