http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/24/damselfly-4/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/24/damselfly-4/comment-page-1/#comment-59155 dflyiowa Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:45:06 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=13193#comment-59155 Female Ischnura verticalis doesn't seem very likely. Immatures are a distinct orange with black markings. The dorsum of the abdomen is orange with no black. When mature they become covered with a blueish-grey pruinosity. As the post ocular spots are connected with a bar this is probably an Enallagma. Positive id would be the mesostigmal plates, but magnification is needed. Not visible in the photo. Female Ischnura verticalis doesn’t seem very likely. Immatures are a distinct orange with black markings. The dorsum of the abdomen is orange with no black. When mature they become covered with a blueish-grey pruinosity.
As the post ocular spots are connected with a bar this is probably an Enallagma. Positive id would be the mesostigmal plates, but magnification is needed. Not visible in the photo.

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