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Rhionaeschna californica, the California darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae.It is commonly found in Central America, along the West Coast of the United States, and in Southwestern Canada.
Nymph of Libellula saturata from California. [3] An immature flame skimmer feeds mainly on aquatic insects. Its diet consists of mosquito larvae, aquatic fly larvae, mayfly larvae, freshwater shrimp, small fish, and tadpoles. The nymphs, which live in the mud at the bottom of warm streams or ponds, catch their prey by waiting patiently for it ...
The red-veined meadowhawk is a medium-sized dragonfly, but it is large for its genus, Sympetrum. It has a length of 1 5/8 to 1 13/16 inches (40 to 45 mm). The abdomen of the red-veined meadowhawk is quite slender. The red-veined meadowhawk is distinguished from other Sympetrum species by the gold to red clouding of its wings and red wing veins ...
Common worldwide or nearly worldwide genera are Aeshna and Anax. Anax includes some of the largest dragonflies, including the North American A. walsinghami, Hawaiian A. strenuus, European A. imperator and A. immaculifrons, and African A. tristis, but these are all exceeded by another member of the family, the Asian Tetracanthagyna plagiata, which by wingspan and weight is the world's largest ...
"Dragonflies & Damselflies of Southern California". iNaturalist "Threatened and Endangered Invertebrates". dfg.ca.gov. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. March 2014 "Tide Pool Animal Scientific Names". California Tide Pools; Vargas, José A.; Dean, Harlan K. (2010).
The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance.The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look.
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The variable darner (Aeshna interrupta) is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, native from Alaska through the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland, south to New Hampshire and Michigan in the eastern United States, and to the mountains of New Mexico, Arizona, and California in the west.