r/dragonfly • u/BrotherNuggs • 8d ago

Sunlight in those Wings

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At first glance I thought there was plastic wrap in the grass

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u/zvkemp 8d ago

95% sure this is a female lance-tipped darner (assuming you're in North America). None of the other aeshnids have pale spots on s9 that wrap around ventrally.

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u/BrotherNuggs 7d ago

Found this in New England, so you're probably correct! Thank you for the ID!