Alex C. 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 something else I found out looking around on the web is that Dragonfly nymphs live in the water for several years. I was pretty suprised to read that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE (skunked @ Feb 8 2005, 12:39 AM) Well if you look at the body types the Aeshnid is long and tapered and the exoskeleton is short and boxy so I guess it would be a Libellulid skunked- It would be nice if there were only two choices. However, there are eight families of dragonflies in North America, and likely (at least) six families represented in whichever state or province Pujic's lake specimen was photographed. Although I have (tentatively) identified the photo to family, before leading anyone astray, I'm having the identification verified by a professional entomologist. I'll get back to you on it, hopefully shortly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE (pennscreekrules @ Feb 8 2005, 08:57 AM) All right here's what I've come up with I'm probably way off but all my searches for aeshnidea with conspicuous light blotches led my to this page. From the info on this page I'm going to guess Boyeria vinosa. Not sure about the vinosa part. Stream Darner would be the common name for the Boyeria I thinkBoyeria page pennscreekrules- You've got it. The genus is Boyeria for Pujic's river dweller. Are we starting to have fun yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE (skunked @ Feb 8 2005, 04:47 PM) something else I found out looking around on the web is that Dragonfly nymphs live in the water for several years. I was pretty suprised to read that Yes, that's surprising isn't it. Some dragonfly species are in their nymphal (larval) stage for as long as four years. I see Nick has started a thread for tying stoneflies, some of which spend as long as 3 years in their nymphal stage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex C. 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2005 Dragonfly info Heres a pretty informative site I found, lots of info on dragonflys here And some nice photos too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex C. 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 QUOTE I'm having the identification verified by a professional entomologist. I'll get back to you on it, hopefully shortly. Taxon, have you got anything on this yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2005 QUOTE (skunked @ Feb 11 2005, 10:31 AM) QUOTE Taxon, have you got anything on this yet? skunked- No I haven't, but I won't leave you hanging any longer. I believe the family of Pujic's lake dweller to be Corduliidae (Greeneyed Skimmer), and the genus to (perhaps) be Epitheca. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swaddo 0 Report post Posted March 11, 2005 a little trivia for you all too. In this part of the world Dragonfly nymphs (in general) are known as "mudeyes", just in case you come across the term and were wondering what the hell it meant. I recall taxon being confused at the term on another site. Cheers Blake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites