o Common Name: Common Whitetail
o Scientific Name: Plathemis lydia
o Family: Libellulidae
o Order: Odonata
o Size: The male's chunky white body is about about 5 cm long.
o Season: Periods of activity vary between regions; but usually the adults are active from April to September.
o Food: The Common Whitetail can be seen hawking for mosquitoes and other small flying insects over ponds, marshes, and slow-moving rivers in most regions except the higher mountain regions
o Location found (where you found it): Like all perchers, Common Whitetails often rest on objects near the water, and sometimes on the ground.They usually can be found in marshes, streams, and along rivers and lakes.
o Scientific Name: Plathemis lydia
o Family: Libellulidae
o Order: Odonata
o Size: The male's chunky white body is about about 5 cm long.
o Season: Periods of activity vary between regions; but usually the adults are active from April to September.
o Food: The Common Whitetail can be seen hawking for mosquitoes and other small flying insects over ponds, marshes, and slow-moving rivers in most regions except the higher mountain regions
o Location found (where you found it): Like all perchers, Common Whitetails often rest on objects near the water, and sometimes on the ground.They usually can be found in marshes, streams, and along rivers and lakes.
o Common Name: Common House Mosquito
o Scientific Name: Culex pipiens
o Family: Culicidae
o Order: Diptera
o Size: Body length varies from three to seven millimeters.
o Season: In the warmer months, generally from may - late august
o Food: Females feed on blood of birds or humans, and males feed on pollen, nectar, and the juice of plants.
o Location found (where you found it):Generally can be found in warmer, more humid climates. In most cases, the spcies will only stick around until the beginning of the fall and die off with the cold weather. Can be found near water and in marshes & swamps most of the time.
o Scientific Name: Culex pipiens
o Family: Culicidae
o Order: Diptera
o Size: Body length varies from three to seven millimeters.
o Season: In the warmer months, generally from may - late august
o Food: Females feed on blood of birds or humans, and males feed on pollen, nectar, and the juice of plants.
o Location found (where you found it):Generally can be found in warmer, more humid climates. In most cases, the spcies will only stick around until the beginning of the fall and die off with the cold weather. Can be found near water and in marshes & swamps most of the time.
o Common Name: Blue Dasher
o Scientific Name: Pachydiplax longipennis
o Family: Libellulidae
o Order: Odonata
o Size: The average size of a blue dasher is from
1 to 4 inches in length.
o Season: In the warmer months, also generally from may - late July/August
o Food: Dragonflies are major predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, wasps, and very rarely butterflies. o Location found (where you found it): The larvae live in still waters like ponds, marshes, swamps, and ditches, as well as slow moving streams. Blue dasher females are elusive. They oviposit among vegetation, often accompanied by a guarding male.
o Scientific Name: Pachydiplax longipennis
o Family: Libellulidae
o Order: Odonata
o Size: The average size of a blue dasher is from
1 to 4 inches in length.
o Season: In the warmer months, also generally from may - late July/August
o Food: Dragonflies are major predators that eat mosquitoes, and other small insects like flies, bees, ants, wasps, and very rarely butterflies. o Location found (where you found it): The larvae live in still waters like ponds, marshes, swamps, and ditches, as well as slow moving streams. Blue dasher females are elusive. They oviposit among vegetation, often accompanied by a guarding male.