I am a Regal Darner dragonfly
I am bright green with many brown stripes
You can find me in lakes and slow moving streams
I also like to hang out at tree-top heights.
Sources: Dragonflies through Binoculars by Sidney W. Dunkle https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/dragonflies-through-binoculars-a-field-guide-to-dragonflies-of-north-america-butterflies-and-others-through-binoculars-field-guide-series_sidney-w-dunkle/471716/#edition=4297468&idiq=13582376
Bonus source article: This is a very cool article, printed originally in a 1944 edition of The Florida Entomologist. It describes an influx of dragonflies (including Regal Darners) after a long drought in New Smyrna Beach ended. You can read this article by signing up for a free JSTOR account, it is absolutely worth it. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3492160
Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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