Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)

(Formerly placed in the genus Libellula) Widespread in the piedmont and coastal plain of NC, this species flies only in the springtime. Males become light blue, while females are reddish to brownish. Its distribution in the mountains of NC is not well known. Note the light stripes on the front of the thorax.
Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Sandhills Game Lands, Crawford Lake, Scotland Co., NC
28 Apr 2019
Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Sandhills Game Lands, Crawford Lake, Scotland Co., NC
28 Apr 2019
Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Brumley Preserve, Orange Co., NC
4 May 2023
Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Brumley Preserve, Orange Co., NC
12 Apr 2023
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata), Male
Orange Co., NC
20 Apr 2006
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata), Male
Orange Co., NC
20 Apr 2006
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Orange Co., NC
5 Apr 2005
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata), Female (or young male)
Sandhills Gamelands
Scotland Co., NC
10 April 2004
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata), Female (or young male)
Sandhills Gamelands
Scotland Co., NC
10 April 2004
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Blackwood Division, Duke Forest
Orange Co., NC
15 April 2004
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Blackwood Division, Duke Forest
Orange Co., NC
15 April 2004
Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata) Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Orange Co., NC
16 May 2009

Worn male

Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)
Weymouth Woods, Moore Co., NC
31 Mar 2016

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