Paddle-tailed Darner Aeshna palmata Male Home      Dragonflies     Details   Female - Big Springs    Female- Big Cottonwood September 12, 2004 - River Lane, Utah County, Utah

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Ephraim Canyon, Sanpete County, Utah North 39° 19'  18.80"    West 111°  29'  13.71"   -   Elevation 8700 Feet July 20, 2006 Canon 20D, 100mm macro lens, ISO 200,  F20,  Flash at 0 1.  Full View - lateral 2.  Full View - Dorsal 3.  Abdomen - partial ventral showing spots on underside 4.  Fore and hindwing showing 3 cells in anal triangle 5.  Thorax and head - dorsal view 6.  Thorax and head - lateral view 7.  Photo of front of greenish face with a black line 8.  Left, right - appendage photos  showing spines on the appendages  * 9.  Left - partial ventral view of appendages * 10.  Right - dorsal view of appendages and showing fused blue spots on segments nine and ten* * Note - One of this individual's appendages (the one that is sharply curved upward) is either deformed or injured. ________________________________________________________________________________ 11.  September 12, 2004 - River Lane, Utah County, Utah ________________________________________________________________________________ Characteristics 3 cells in hindwing anal triangle 5 cells in the forewing  triangle fused blue spots on dorsal side of segments 9 and 10 greenish yellow, wide, lateral thoracic stripes 4 greenish stripes on dorsal side of thorax face is green blue eyes black line across the face Back to Top