I took this photo a few weeks ago in N.W. Arkansas and cant seem to find this dragonfly in the field guides, or on the internet.
Any help would be appreciated.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q3/deanreevesi/unknown_for_bucket.jpg
2007-07-18 07:08:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I have no idea but that is a really good picture.
2007-07-18 07:36:33 · answer #1 · answered by chaingangsoldier_1989 3 · 3⤊ 5⤋
May be a Sympetrum corruptum -- Variegated Meadowhawk. The photos at this link are a bit "redder", but the pattern seems correct.
http://stephenville.tamu.edu/~fmitchel/dragonfly/Libellulidae/sc1ta.htm
Another possibility is the Brown Hawker -- but I'm still checking for "range" information on that one. This is a UK link.
http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5625.htm
2007-07-18 15:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's definately avariant of the Skimmer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly#Gallery
2007-07-18 14:18:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To me, it looks like a Wandering Glider. You can see one here: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?source=&parkid=&searchText=&allSpecies=&shapeID=1016&lshapeID=0&curAbbr=&lastView=default&lastGroup=4&lastRegion=&lastFilter=4&lastShapeName=&trackType=&curRegionID=2209&size=&habitat=&fruit=&color=&sortBy=family&curFamilyID=®ionSelect=Southeast®ionZIP=&curGroupID=4&lgfromWhere=&viewType=&curPageNum=16
2007-07-18 21:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by margecutter 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋