My mates's abdomen is darker with yellow stripes
I only have yellow stripes on my thorax
But our faces are both mostly white.
(Just to clarify - these are 2 different views of the same male dragonfly. The Bugguide entry linked below has a great comparison between male, female and juvenile Blue Dashers with great photos. I highly recommend checking it out.)
Location: McKee Gardens, Vero Beach
Sources: https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/598
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