Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Blue Dasher
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; WMA – Wildlife Management Area.
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| Species common name Scientific name |
Length (in inches; M and F if different) | Flight season Relative abundance |
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| Habitat. | |||
| Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis |
1.1-1.8″ | M-Jul Abundant. |
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| Habitat: Almost anything w/ water. Still or slow-moving weedy water. Often seen perched on tips of stems or twigs, sun or shade w/ lowered wings. May defend a feeding perch. | |||
Male
August 21, 2011
Rockburn Branch Park
Bonnie Ott
Male (emerging, with exuviae)
May 18, 2012
Woodmark
Mike McClure
Female
July 31, 2005
Howard County
June Tveekrem
Female (emerging)
June 7, 2012
Woodmark
Mike McClure
Exuvia
June 20, 1998
Vantage Point, Columbia
Jo Solem