Spatterdock Dike – Audubon – Jamestown NY

July 20, 2007

Mystery Damsel aDate:  July 20, 2007
Time:  11:45-12:15
Observers:  Jennifer Schlick, Jeff Tome, John Wilson, 14 TechNature Campers
Weather Conditions:  Partly Sunny, low 70s, breezy

Species Seen:

  • Eastern Forktail
  • Fragile Forktail
  • Elegant Spreadwing
  • Yellow-legged Meadowhawk
  • Unknown Damselfly

Comments:
Well, the kids really stumped me.  I’m hoping Jeremy Martin will read this blog posting and tell us what this damsel is…  (These 2 photographs are of the same individual.)

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  • 1. Jeremy Martin  |  July 27, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Ok, here is my best guess. It looks like a female bluet. I would guess that you have either a Hagen’s or Marsh. They can only be distinguished by the mesostigmal plates on the thorax.

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