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Somatochlora margarita is native to the two U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana. It is known to inhabit just 12 combined eastern Texas counties and western and central Louisiana parishes . The current known range is northwest of Houston and extends east into central Louisiana, reaching as far as Alexandria, Louisiana .
The blue-eyed darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor, syn. Aeshna multicolor) is a common dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; native to the western United States, it is commonly sighted in the sagebrush steppe of the Snake River Plain, occurring east to the Midwest from central Canada and the Dakotas south to west Texas and Oklahoma.
Identifying these dragonflies to species can be difficult. [4] The cerci of males, on the tip of the abdomen, are distinctively shaped in each species, as are the subgenital plates on female abdomens. In some species, the subgenital plate is large and projecting, and is used as a "pseudo-ovipositor" for inserting eggs into a substrate. [2]
Species of the genus Macromia are commonly known as river cruisers from their habit of cruising long distances along river banks. Most species occur in the tropical Australasian region , with one species being found in Europe ( Macromia splendens ), [ 3 ] and a few species occurring in North America.
The green darner or common green darner [5] (Anax junius), after its resemblance to a darning needle, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.One of the most common and abundant species throughout North America, it also ranges south to Panama. [6]
The Texas parks department says the maggots will lay eggs in "open wounds or orifices of live tissue such as nostrils, eyes or mouth." Such an infestation is known as New World screwworm myiasis .
Dragonflies have thus come to exemplify spiritual awakening, enlightenment and clarity, particularly for Christians. But there's much more to unpack around the dragonfly's spiritual meaning ...
This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in the state of Texas. Family Papilionidae (swallowtails) Subfamily Papilioninae (swallowtails) ...