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Dragonflies have two pairs of wings. One of the most recognizable orders of insect is the odonata which encompasses both dragonflies and damselflies. Fact the largest fossil found had a 2 foot wingspan and currently there are dragonflies in costa rica that measure 7 inches across the wings dragonflies have huge stingers and some people are allergic to their stings and can die.

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There are some 5500 identified north american species in the order and over 450 of these are found throughout the united states and canada alone.

Dragonflies green 2. They are strong flyers and can fly at speeds of 20 35 miles per hour. As with other migratory species dragonflies relocate to follow or find needed resources or in response to environmental changes such as impending cold weather. 1 dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve some 300 million years ago. A number of dragonfly species are known to migrate either singly or en masse.

One of the most common and abundant species throughout north america it also ranges south to panama. The coloration of dragonflies comes in a range of colors but most in our area are brightly colored. Like the butterfly the dragonfly is associated with light transformation and personal growth. Dragonflies are voracious predators.

They are almost strictly an eastern genera with six species regionally active. The green darner or common green darner anax junius after its resemblance to a darning needle is a species of dragonfly in the family aeshnidae. There were huge dinosaur dragonflies that lived 300 million years ago. If you see dragonflies often you have been called to look within and see what areas you could possibly improve on and what you can shed in order to bring more light and freedom into your life.

No dragonfly identification guide on the skimmers would be complete without some words on the dragonlets. Dragonflies order odonata are divided into two distinct sub orders the zygoptera or damselflies and the anisoptera or dragonflies. Photo of a specimen from our insect collection figure 3. Please use the filters on our identification tool below to find your species.

After all whats not to like about dragonlets erythrodiplax the miniaturized versions of dragonflies. Green darners for example fly south each fall in sizeable swarms and then migrate north again in the spring. Modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches but fossil dragonflies have been found. It also occurs in central and south america including mexico and other regions like the caribbean bermuda bahamas cuba jamaica the british virgin island the dominican republic the cayman islands haiti and puerto rico.

The common green darner dragonfly is widely spread across the regions in the north america including canada and alaska.