Showing posts with label Steel Blue Cricket Hunter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steel Blue Cricket Hunter. Show all posts

Monday, August 11, 2008

Along the north shore of Stoco Lake ...

Steel Blue Cricket Hunter (Chlorion aerarium) on Narrowleaf Milkweed

Steel Blue Cricket Hunter on Joe-Pye Weed

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) on Joe-Pye Weed


The males of many species of dragonflies, such as the Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) in the photo above, develop a white bloom on the wings and abdomen.


A Female Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simpliciollis)


A couple of the many local species of meadowhawks (Sympetrum sp.). I'll try to get a more exact identification on these small ubiquitous dragonflies in the near future.