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Odonata of Lorain County 2019

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070619. female Slaty Skimmer.  I wish I had more shots of this one, to find out the fate of the tiny beetle.  It turned around from the previous shot.
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070619. female Slaty Skimmer. I wish I had more shots of this one, to find out the fate of the tiny beetle. It turned around from the previous shot.

  • Blue Dasher, Pachidyplax longipenis. 7/24/19 , Grafton Ohio.  One of the most common  and wonderfully beautiful of the local dragons.  This is a male in pretty good condition.
  • Another view of a male Blue Dasher.  7/19/19, Grafton Ohio
  • Dorsal view of a Blue Dasher female.  Carlisle Reservation, 6/07/19.
  • Lateral view of a Blue Dasher female.  Grafton Ohio,  9/01/19.
  • Slaty Skimmer, Libellula incesta.  They used  to be rare in Lorain County but have become common, and in their habitats, one of the dominant species.  7/19/19 ,  Grafton Ohio
  • Dorsal view of a Slaty Skimmer,   07/04/19, Grafton Ohio.
  • Female Slaty Skimmer.   Grafton Ohio, 07/04/19.
  • 070619. female Slaty Skimmer.  I wish I had more shots of this one, to find out the fate of the tiny beetle.  It turned around from the previous shot.
  • Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicolis male.  Chomping away on some prey.  7/26/19, Grafton Ohio.
  • Female Eastern Pondhawk.  Very different looking from the male.  Carlisle Reservation , 08/04/19.
  • This female Eastern Pondhawk seems to be ready to oviposit.  Royal Oaks Reservation, 06/09/19
  • Eastern Pondhawks in mating wheel.  08/14/19, Grafton Ohio.
  • Young Widow Skimmer,  Libellula luctuosa.  7/24/19, Grafton Ohio.
  • Mature Widow Skimmer.  7/06/19.  Grafton Ohio.
  • Mature, slightly battered, Common Whitetail male, Plathemis  lydia 071019 Columbia Station,
  • Female Common Whitetail, Plathemis lydia, 080419, Carlisle Reservation.
  • Twelve Spot Skimmer Male Libellula pulchella . 071019, Columbia Station.
  • 070619 Twelve Spot Skimmer, Libellula pulchella, Crook Street Wetlands.
  • Painted Skimmer, Libellula semifasciata, 070719, Crook Street Wetlands
  • Underside view of Libellula semifasciata.  070619 Crook Street Wetlands.
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