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Insects
Big migratory dragonfly with a green thorax and a blue-violet abdomen.
Field facts
HabitatPonds, marshes, open fields
RangeStatewide
When to lookMarch to November
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesComet Darner, Swamp Darner
Field note: It migrates in generational relays, like a monarch with better flight.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Larvae need fishless shallow water; do not stock small ponds.
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