
Originally Posted by
Dan Brown
Thanks for the kind comments guys. Robert, I have consulted with my local Ode's expert, author of "Dragonflies and Damselflies of California" Tim Manolis and he thinks that Paddle-tailed is "a reasonable guess" ! I based my "guess" on the structure of the "paddles" that are more visible in this posting of a tightly cropped version of another shot of the individual. According to the above guide, the Blue-eyed Darners paddles have a completely different structure:confused:. I hope that this helps any other "Odes experts" that may be viewing.