ID this bug?

This is a bit OT, but I just saw a bug hanging around the daylillies outside
the door of my office - really NICE bug. 3" long, emerald green head &
thorax, black abdomen, long tail about half the thickness of a toothpick. 4
Black translucent wings, each with a white dot at the tip. No time yet to
google through bug ID sites. Anyone know what it is? I'm in upstate NY.

In article , Doug Kanter
wrote:

This is a bit OT, but I just saw a bug hanging around the daylillies outside
the door of my office - really NICE bug. 3" long, emerald green head &
thorax, black abdomen, long tail about half the thickness of a toothpick. 4
Black translucent wings, each with a white dot at the tip. No time yet to
google through bug ID sites. Anyone know what it is? I'm in upstate NY.


Sounds like a dragon or damselfly. Or am I being too simple?

http://investigate.conservation.org/...atches/Images/
Damselfly.jpg

Allen

Almost, but the one in that picture looks like it has green wings. Maybe a
different stage, or a fashion issue? :-) But, good web site.

"Allen Epps" wrote in message
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In article , Doug Kanter
wrote:

This is a bit OT, but I just saw a bug hanging around the daylillies
outside
the door of my office - really NICE bug. 3" long, emerald green head &
thorax, black abdomen, long tail about half the thickness of a
toothpick. 4
Black translucent wings, each with a white dot at the tip. No time yet
to
google through bug ID sites. Anyone know what it is? I'm in upstate NY.


Sounds like a dragon or damselfly. Or am I being too simple?

http://investigate.conservation.org/...atches/Images/
Damselfly.jpg

Allen

In article , Doug Kanter
wrote:

Almost, but the one in that picture looks like it has green wings. Maybe a
different stage, or a fashion issue? :-) But, good web site.

"Allen Epps" wrote in message
...
In article , Doug Kanter
wrote:

This is a bit OT, but I just saw a bug hanging around the daylillies
outside
the door of my office - really NICE bug. 3" long, emerald green head &
thorax, black abdomen, long tail about half the thickness of a
toothpick. 4
Black translucent wings, each with a white dot at the tip. No time yet
to
google through bug ID sites. Anyone know what it is? I'm in upstate NY.


Sounds like a dragon or damselfly. Or am I being too simple?

http://investigate.conservation.org/...atches/Images/

There were several that had clear wings with black dots on the tips.
Just do a google images search on damselflys for more shots.
Allen
Damselfly.jpg

Allen

"Allen Epps" wrote in message
...
In article , Doug Kanter
wrote:

Almost, but the one in that picture looks like it has green wings. Maybe
a
different stage, or a fashion issue? :-) But, good web site.

"Allen Epps" wrote in message
...
In article , Doug Kanter
wrote:

This is a bit OT, but I just saw a bug hanging around the daylillies
outside
the door of my office - really NICE bug. 3" long, emerald green head
&
thorax, black abdomen, long tail about half the thickness of a
toothpick. 4
Black translucent wings, each with a white dot at the tip. No time
yet
to
google through bug ID sites. Anyone know what it is? I'm in upstate
NY.


Sounds like a dragon or damselfly. Or am I being too simple?


http://investigate.conservation.org/...atches/Images/

There were several that had clear wings with black dots on the tips.
Just do a google images search on damselflys for more shots.
Allen
Damselfly.jpg

Allen



Whatever it is, it's a nicely designed bug! :-)

Bingo! Looks like Archilestes grandis, "Great Spreadwing" damselfly. I don't
find it listed as a NY bug, but who knows?

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:13:45 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

Bingo! Looks like Archilestes grandis, "Great Spreadwing" damselfly. I don't
find it listed as a NY bug, but who knows?



Here is a link to a page that lists the Odanata of New York.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/d...fly/ny/toc.htm

It doesn't have pictures but you can copy and paste the individual
species into your search engine and find pictures there. I see that
while the Great Spreadwing has been reported down state there are
several other Spreadwings that are found in upstate N.Y..


hth


g.c.