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Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Date Submitted: July 19, 2010

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 7/13/10

Observation Time: 5:20 a.m.

Observation Location: Gavins Pond soccer field parking lot

Plant or Animal? Animal

Common Name: Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Scientific Name: Pachidiplax longipennis

Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Blue Dasher Dragonfly (male)

Comments: None

More Information: Wikipedia

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