tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post8766412329113842930..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: More Gems from Yesterday's Treasure HuntJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-5900319062688430632009-06-19T14:33:35.411-04:002009-06-19T14:33:35.411-04:00It might be a Stream Cruiser (Didymops transvera),...It might be a Stream Cruiser (Didymops transvera), or possibly a female Lancet Clubtail (Gomphus exilis). I tried using my "Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies" - a Stokes book. These are the two that came closest, and we are in their range.Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-40783716515577561572009-06-18T20:16:54.432-04:002009-06-18T20:16:54.432-04:00Hello, John W. Wall, so good to hear from you! It...Hello, John W. Wall, so good to hear from you! It's true we have different fauna here in NY than you do in CA, but still you knew the Latin name of that skimmer. Many thanks!Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-19504519705697652732009-06-18T17:15:32.344-04:002009-06-18T17:15:32.344-04:00I've got a couple of excellent field guides to...I've got a couple of excellent field guides to the "odes" out here in CA, but it's at home. The one on your hand doesn't look familiar to me, though, anyway. Might not exist around here. The skimmer is Libellula pulchella.John W. Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857907425270640823noreply@blogger.com