dragonflies & damselflies (114 images)
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Racket-tailed
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![Frosted Whiteface juvenile or female (Leucorrhinia frigida) [June 17; Itasca County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.LkpWnrMAQY/t/150/I0000.LkpWnrMAQY.jpg)
Frosted Whiteface juv..nile
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Racket-tailed
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![Baskettail (Epitheca sp.) clings to Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Believe it or not, this was not a staged shot [June 2; Hubbard County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gz6elg4HbvU/t/150/I0000gz6elg4HbvU.jpg)
Baskettail sp. Epithe...jpg
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Baskettail sp. Epithe...jpg
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Baskettails Douglas C...jpg
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Belted Whiteface Leuc...jpg
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![Belted Whiteface female (Leucorrhinia proxima) [July 6; Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NlaXixotWYg/t/150/I0000NlaXixotWYg.jpg)
Belted Whiteface Leuc...jpg
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![Belted Whiteface male (Leucorrhinia proxima) [July 8; Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xZxtMRocXuM/t/150/I0000xZxtMRocXuM.jpg)
Belted Whiteface Leuc...jpg
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![Belted Whiteface male (Leucorrhinia proxima) [July 8; Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000npl3odZ24dw/t/150/I0000npl3odZ24dw.jpg)
Belted Whiteface Leuc...jpg
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![Note the huge spines on the rear legs that give the Black-shouldered Spinyleg its name (male Dromogomphus spinosus) [July 14; Moosehorn River, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005L__TPySKqw/t/150/I00005L__TPySKqw.jpg)
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![Black-shouldered Spinyleg 5(male Dromogomphus spinosus) [July 14; Moosehorn River, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000oWGoJUe5zeo/t/150/I0000oWGoJUe5zeo.jpg)
Black-shouldered Spin...jpg
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![Black-shouldered Spinyleg (male Dromogomphus spinosus) [July 14; Moosehorn River, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cpHw7ZAFti8/t/150/I0000cpHw7ZAFti8.jpg)
Black-shouldered Spin...jpg
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![Black-shouldered Spinyleg (male Dromogomphus spinosus) [July 14; Moosehorn River, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UQh9dxw0El4/t/150/I0000UQh9dxw0El4.jpg)
Black-shouldered Spin...jpg
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![Female Black-tipped Darners lay eggs by piercing plant stems and depositing the eggs inside the stem [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000l7HjQE9UfnU/t/150/I0000l7HjQE9UfnU.jpg)
Black-tipped Darner A...jpg
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![Female Black-tipped Darners lay eggs by piercing plant stems and depositing the eggs inside the stem [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000aXyJyo_WmmQ/t/150/I0000aXyJyo_WmmQ.jpg)
Black-tipped Darner A...jpg
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![Female Black-tipped Darners lay eggs by piercing plant stems and depositing the eggs inside the stem [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FQBZCGvurNs/t/150/I0000FQBZCGvurNs.jpg)
Black-tipped Darner A...jpg
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![Female Black-tipped Darners lay eggs by piercing plant stems and depositing the eggs inside the stem [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KwFEkmfxG7Q/t/150/I0000KwFEkmfxG7Q.jpg)
Black-tipped Darner A...jpg
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![Boreal Snaketail (Ophiogomphus colubrinus) [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fV29vwHs5ro/t/150/I0000fV29vwHs5ro.jpg)
Boreal Snaketail Ophi...jpg
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![Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) [June 27; Hubbard County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000W64LCZXMOXg/t/150/I0000W64LCZXMOXg.jpg)
Calico Pennant Celith...jpg
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![A green-form female Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) [September 13; Fond du Lac park, Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sHy4hweHU0A/t/150/I0000sHy4hweHU0A.jpg)
Canada Darner Aeshna ...jpg
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![A green-form female Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis) [September 13; Fond du Lac park, Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000T89xFtEcLZg/t/150/I0000T89xFtEcLZg.jpg)
Canada Darner Aeshna ...jpg
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![Chalk-fronted Corporals (Ladona julia) are named for their white "corporal" stripes on top of the thorax [July 6; Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CA4T1eCPtcs/t/150/I0000CA4T1eCPtcs.jpg)
Chalk-fronted Corpora...jpg
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![Chalk-fronted Corporals (Ladona julia) are named for their white "corporal" stripes on top of the thorax [July 6; Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005n8rBMbxpcg/t/150/I00005n8rBMbxpcg.jpg)
Chalk-fronted Corpora...jpg
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![Chalk-fronted Corporals (Ladona julia) are named for their white "corporal" stripes on top of the thorax [July 6; Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000eE3dRScPP.g/t/150/I0000eE3dRScPP.g.jpg)
Chalk-fronted Corpora...jpg
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![The Common Green Darner (Anax junius) is a spectacular dragonfly. Many migrate over a thousand miles to Texas in fall. Their offspring return north the next summer [September 10; Fond du Lac park, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gdMngDIRp7Y/t/150/I0000gdMngDIRp7Y.jpg)
Common Green Darner A...jpg
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![The Common Green Darner (Anax junius) is a spectacular dragonfly. Many migrate over a thousand miles to Texas in fall. Their offspring return north the next summer [August 16; Hawk Ridge, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000SSnnXwL0ya8/t/150/I0000SSnnXwL0ya8.jpg)
Common Green Darner A...jpg
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![The Common Green Darner (Anax junius) is a spectacular dragonfly. Many migrate over a thousand miles to Texas in fall. Their offspring return north the next summer [August 16; Hawk Ridge, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000068D_e2xbok/t/150/I0000068D_e2xbok.jpg)
Common Green Darner A...jpg
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![The Common Green Darner (Anax junius) is a spectacular dragonfly. Many migrate over a thousand miles to Texas in fall. Their offspring return north the next summer [June 3; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Ykhf8BUtSTg/t/150/I0000Ykhf8BUtSTg.jpg)
Common Green Darner p...jpg
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Common Whitetail Plat...jpg
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Common Whitetail Plat...jpg
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![A female Delicate Emerald (Somatochlora franklini) newly-emerged [June 28; Clearwater Road, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.Sz10Px06ys/t/150/I0000.Sz10Px06ys.jpg)
Delicate Emerald Soma...jpg
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![A female Delicate Emerald (Somatochlora franklini) newly-emerged [June 28; Clearwater Road, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zLmMKKseQwM/t/150/I0000zLmMKKseQwM.jpg)
Delicate Emerald Soma...jpg
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![A female Delicate Emerald (Somatochlora franklini) newly-emerged [June 28; Clearwater Road, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Uxfk1GW1ewA/t/150/I0000Uxfk1GW1ewA.jpg)
Delicate Emerald Soma...jpg
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![A female Delicate Emerald (Somatochlora franklini) newly-emerged [June 28; Clearwater Road, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000F_QBSBe2eg0/t/150/I0000F_QBSBe2eg0.jpg)
Delicate Emerald Soma...jpg
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![The Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) is a highly-sought monster of a dragonfly that will even prey on other large dragonflies. It can be nearly 3 1/2 inches long [July 10; Ely, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000eRmeCWH665o/t/150/I0000eRmeCWH665o.jpg)
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![Dusky Clubtail (Gomphus spicatus) [July 6; Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000AnjFZp0H5X8/t/150/I0000AnjFZp0H5X8.jpg)
Dusky Clubtail Gomphu...jpg
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![Dusky Clubtail (Gomphus spicatus) [July 6; Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sTLR9IFP8P8/t/150/I0000sTLR9IFP8P8.jpg)
Dusky Clubtail Gomphu...jpg
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![Dusky Clubtail (Gomphus spicatus) [July 6; Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IcETz23BgeM/t/150/I0000IcETz23BgeM.jpg)
Dusky Clubtail Gomphu...jpg
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![Dusky Clubtail (Gomphus spicatus) [July 6; Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Vh9Ugj11RKc/t/150/I0000Vh9Ugj11RKc.jpg)
Dusky Clubtail Gomphu...jpg
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![Dusky Clubtail (Gomphus spicatus) [July 6; Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XiOhlkJ5PG0/t/150/I0000XiOhlkJ5PG0.jpg)
Dusky Clubtail Gomphu...jpg
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![Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) [June 15; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EtNp2UKgaaM/t/150/I0000EtNp2UKgaaM.jpg)
Eastern Forktail Isch...jpg
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![Ebony Jewelwings (Calopteryx maculata) have all black wings. They vigorously defend streamside territories from other males [July 7; Cross River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000.ISD.c0imUk/t/150/I0000.ISD.c0imUk.jpg)
Ebony Jewelwing Calop...jpg
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![Ebony Jewelwings (Calopteryx maculata) have all black wings. They vigorously defend streamside territories from other males [July 7; Cross River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004g2t891xjIk/t/150/I00004g2t891xjIk.jpg)
Ebony Jewelwing Calop...jpg
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![Ebony Jewelwings (Calopteryx maculata) have all black wings. They vigorously defend streamside territories from other males [July 7; Cross River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000u8Zsgs72UPo/t/150/I0000u8Zsgs72UPo.jpg)
Ebony Jewelwing Calop...jpg
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Familiar Bluet Enalla...jpg
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Familiar Bluet Enalla...jpg
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![Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa) [July 31; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wvs0BkecjFI/t/150/I0000wvs0BkecjFI.jpg)
Fawn Darner Boyeria v...jpg
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![Fawn Darner (Boyeria vinosa) [July 31; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dlFAslbsXtw/t/150/I0000dlFAslbsXtw.jpg)
Fawn Darner Boyeria v...jpg
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![Four-spotted Skimmers (Libellula quadrimaculata) made impressive mass movements down the North Shore of Lake Superior in 2009 [June 25; Grand Marais, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000km3W3uw7rAA/t/150/I0000km3W3uw7rAA.jpg)
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![Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) [June 8; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007qrppYZgXbw/t/150/I00007qrppYZgXbw.jpg)
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![Four-spotted Skimmers (Libellula quadrimaculata) made impressive mass movements down the North Shore of Lake Superior in 2009 [June 25; Grand Marais, Minnesota].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000w846eEN.fWc/t/150/I0000w846eEN.fWc.jpg)
Four-spotted Skimmer ...jpg
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![Four-spotted Skimmers (Libellula quadrimaculata) made impressive mass movements down the North Shore of Lake Superior in 2009 [June 25; Grand Marais, Minnesota].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000aCm0tr2v1Mg/t/150/I0000aCm0tr2v1Mg.jpg)
Four-spotted Skimmer ...jpg
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![Four-spotted Skimmers (Libellula quadrimaculata) made impressive mass movements down the North Shore of Lake Superior in 2009 [June 25; Grand Marais, Minnesota].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VAXZUYBSedg/t/150/I0000VAXZUYBSedg.jpg)
Four-spotted Skimmer ...jpg
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![The male Horned Clubtail (Ariogomphus cornutus) have widely forked claspers with black tips [June 15; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000678HhVm35wM/t/150/I0000678HhVm35wM.jpg)
Horned Clubtail Ariog...jpg
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![Hudsonian Whiteface (Leuchhorinnia hudsonica) show red top spots on abdominal segments 1 to 8 [July 10; Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_DSuRJRFE84/t/150/I0000_DSuRJRFE84.jpg)
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![The thoracic side stripes on the Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) are both wider at the top and slightly constricted [September 10; Fond du Lac, Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mYxB5uYTT8I/t/150/I0000mYxB5uYTT8I.jpg)
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![The thoracic side stripes on the Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) are both wider at the top and slightly constricted [September 10; Fond du Lac, Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vOrWIgnYbYk/t/150/I0000vOrWIgnYbYk.jpg)
Lance-tipped Darner A...jpg
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![The thoracic side stripes on the Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) are both wider at the top and slightly constricted [September 10; Fond du Lac, Duluth, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YmWqSC_MgaU/t/150/I0000YmWqSC_MgaU.jpg)
Lance-tipped Darner A...jpg
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![Look for the yellow rectangles on abdominal segments 9 and 10 as well as the yellow spots on the sides of segments 8 and 9 [July 6; near Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000S2roSTTe1dA/t/150/I0000S2roSTTe1dA.jpg)
Lancet Clubtail Gomph...jpg
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![Look for the yellow rectangles on abdominal segments 9 and 10 as well as the yellow spots on the sides of segments 8 and 9 [July 6; near Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZO.Pvbs4H6g/t/150/I0000ZO.Pvbs4H6g.jpg)
Lancet Clubtail Gomph...jpg
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![Look for the yellow rectangles on abdominal segments 9 and 10 as well as the yellow spots on the sides of segments 8 and 9 [July 6; near Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_wMZVuCm3vc/t/150/I0000_wMZVuCm3vc.jpg)
Lancet Clubtail Gomph...jpg
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![Look for the yellow rectangles on abdominal segments 9 and 10 as well as the yellow spots on the sides of segments 8 and 9 [July 6; near Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008qkMo.nA0KU/t/150/I00008qkMo.nA0KU.jpg)
Lancet Clubtail Gomph...jpg
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![Clear, clean and cold is how Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) like their rivers [July 6; Brule River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000W.CbyV0rWFY/t/150/I0000W.CbyV0rWFY.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Clear, clean and cold is how Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) like their rivers [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000w9bG8hBVjS8/t/150/I0000w9bG8hBVjS8.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Clear, clean and cold is how Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) like their rivers [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lK1NmA3tSt8/t/150/I0000lK1NmA3tSt8.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Clear, clean and cold is how Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) like their rivers [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000487ierTYjSA/t/150/I0000487ierTYjSA.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Note the clubbed abdomen of this male Mustached Clubtail (Gomphus adelphus) [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Kw5OgWcsdi0/t/150/I0000Kw5OgWcsdi0.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Unlike the male, female Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) have an unclubbed abdomen--thick and straight. They also have the green eyes, yellow face with thick black "mustache and goatee" [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RkzxO875Q1Y/t/150/I0000RkzxO875Q1Y.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Unlike the male, female Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) have an unclubbed abdomen--thick and straight. They also have the green eyes, yellow face with thick black "mustache and goatee" [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CJ3EH2qwIQc/t/150/I0000CJ3EH2qwIQc.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Unlike the male, female Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) have an unclubbed abdomen--thick and straight. They also have the green eyes, yellow face with thick black "mustache and goatee" [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ohL6rx8o4I8/t/150/I0000ohL6rx8o4I8.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Unlike the male, female Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) have an unclubbed abdomen--thick and straight. They also have the green eyes, yellow face with thick black "mustache and goatee" [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EoFwbYIEKG0/t/150/I0000EoFwbYIEKG0.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Unlike the male, female Mustached Clubtails (Gomphus adelphus) have an unclubbed abdomen--thick and straight. They also have the green eyes, yellow face with thick black "mustache and goatee" [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VpfHXqBiVGk/t/150/I0000VpfHXqBiVGk.jpg)
Mustached Clubtail Go...jpg
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![Female Powdered Dancers (Argia moesta) remain blue, unlike the males which turn white [September 10; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Qz4gEu83Akk/t/150/I0000Qz4gEu83Akk.jpg)
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![Female Powdered Dancers (Argia moesta) remain blue, unlike the males which turn white [September 10; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RQgSreCQttU/t/150/I0000RQgSreCQttU.jpg)
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![Male Powdered Dancers (Argia moesta) become almost white with age due to pruinosity [July 26; Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xNZIDvs1Ak0/t/150/I0000xNZIDvs1Ak0.jpg)
Powdered Dancer Argia...jpg
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![Male Powdered Dancers (Argia moesta) become almost white with age due to pruinosity [September 10; Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000aUJQy1SmCmo/t/150/I0000aUJQy1SmCmo.jpg)
Powdered Dancer Argia...jpg
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![Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera) [June 17; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005N3eQlq8iU4/t/150/I00005N3eQlq8iU4.jpg)
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![Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorocordulia libera) [June 14; Fond du Lac State Forest, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IKW58pTB99Q/t/150/I0000IKW58pTB99Q.jpg)
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![Riffle Snaketails (Ophiogomphus carolus) need small, swift, clear streams with rocks and sandy bottoms [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Bxlj_teEkOU/t/150/I0000Bxlj_teEkOU.jpg)
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![Riffle Snaketails (Ophiogomphus carolus) need small, swift, clear streams with rocks and sandy bottoms [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QvjQSO9jz0A/t/150/I0000QvjQSO9jz0A.jpg)
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![The Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) needs small, swift, clear streams with rocks, sandy bottoms and riffles! [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kuxrG1gzpXg/t/150/I0000kuxrG1gzpXg.jpg)
Riffle Snaketail Ophi...jpg
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![The Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) needs small, swift, clear streams with rocks, sandy bottoms and riffles! [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fmBqUNCHr4o/t/150/I0000fmBqUNCHr4o.jpg)
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![The Riffle Snaketail (Ophiogomphus carolus) needs small, swift, clear streams with rocks, sandy bottoms and riffles! [July 7; Cross River, Gunflint Trail, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IHjIQ2dfKxE/t/150/I0000IHjIQ2dfKxE.jpg)
Riffle Snaketail Ophi...jpg
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![Male River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) [June 15; Douglas County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CI_e48k6I2A/t/150/I0000CI_e48k6I2A.jpg)
River Jewelwing Calop...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xw5GmVKWiJ4/t/150/I0000xw5GmVKWiJ4.jpg)
River Jewelwing Calop...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002K4b6VfqHZA/t/150/I00002K4b6VfqHZA.jpg)
River Jewelwing Calop...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NKSSZsumE2c/t/150/I0000NKSSZsumE2c.jpg)
River Jewelwing Calop...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cd1aVMoqdcQ/t/150/I0000cd1aVMoqdcQ.jpg)
River Jewelwing male ...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005dHEkGguwWI/t/150/I00005dHEkGguwWI.jpg)
River Jewelwing male ...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000053gUv61T4PY/t/150/I000053gUv61T4PY.jpg)
River Jewelwing male ...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000a.Ny0sMUsgA/t/150/I0000a.Ny0sMUsgA.jpg)
River Jewelwing male ...jpg
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![River Jewelwing has the outer third of the wings smoky brown/black. Females are iridescent gold/green [July 6; Brule River, Superior National Forest, Cook County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NKxdiVtxFhw/t/150/I0000NKxdiVtxFhw.jpg)
River Jewelwing male ...jpg
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![Female Rusty Snaketail (Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis) with eggs [July 14; Moosehorn River, Moose Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gSh8kU4OkFQ/t/150/I0000gSh8kU4OkFQ.jpg)
Rusty Snaketail femal...jpg
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![Female Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) in a leatherleaf bog [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TTP9S7L4I9Q/t/150/I0000TTP9S7L4I9Q.jpg)
Saffron-winged Meadow...jpg
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![Female Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) in a leatherleaf bog [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sB.MzaH8cNs/t/150/I0000sB.MzaH8cNs.jpg)
Saffron-winged Meadow...jpg
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![Female Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum costiferum) in a leatherleaf bog [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, MInnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qwPUGE76J6A/t/150/I0000qwPUGE76J6A.jpg)
Saffron-winged Meadow...jpg
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![Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000x4YNI3VQhOk/t/150/I0000x4YNI3VQhOk.jpg)
Sedge Sprite Nehalenn...jpg
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![Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) [August 26; Bog on Jay West Road, Carlton County, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000SH3yx8y2VFk/t/150/I0000SH3yx8y2VFk.jpg)
Sedge Sprite Nehalenn...jpg
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![Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) [August 2; Park Point, Duluth, Minnesota]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000r4yPPyUpbHg/t/150/I0000r4yPPyUpbHg.jpg)
Sedge Sprite Nehalenn...jpg
