Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 Males have clear wings, gray-brown to green eyes, yellowish to green thorax markings, and both pale green and orangish spots on the abdomenal segments. (See photos below for variation.) | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 Females are similar but they also amber tinting in the wings (usually), whitish spots along the sides of the abdomen, and the tip of the abdomen is clubbed. (See photos below for variation.) |
Harlequin Darners (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 Mated pair in wheel formation |
Harlequin Darners (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 Note that while Harlequin Darners often rest on tree trunks, they are not always vertical, as noted by the seven individuals in this photograph! |
Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Male Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Female Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007 | |
Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC 20 Mar 2024 Male and female perched on pine tree trunk | |
Harlequin Darner (Gomphaeshna furcillata) Roanoke Island, Dare Co., NC 20 Mar 2024 Male and female perched on pine tree trunk |
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