Dragons!

On Sep 11, 10:32*pm, DaveS wrote:
On Sep 10, 4:02*pm, Giles wrote:





On Sep 8, 12:33*pm, "Bill Grey" wrote:

"Giles" wrote in message

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On Aug 31, 12:54 pm, "Bill Grey" wrote: "Giles" wrote in message

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On Aug 30, 2:40 pm, "Bill Grey" wrote:

You're welcome.

Incidentally, Becky and I have quite naturally concentrated our
attention and efforts on local species. *I have no idea whether or not
the Lestidae are widely distributed.. *They could be worldwide, or
strictly North American, for all I know.

giles

I found this web-site

http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/species.html

Bill

Working strictly from memory, most of the family names are familiar,
as are a few of the genera. *Only two species, Anax junius and Pantala
flavescens ring a bell. *The latter is not surprising.....I believe it
is considered to the the most widespread dragonfly in the world. *Anax
junius, listed as a vagrant from the USA is a bit of a surprise. *Even
more surprising is the relative paucity of species. *I believe we have
something like 400 species of dragonflies and damselflies here in the
upper Great Lakes region. *I would have guessed that the British Isles
would match or exceed that number.

Interesting stuff. *Thanks, Bill

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For the Good of the Order: A bit o Biblio

"Nymphs," Schwiebert, Ernest, Winchester Press, 1973. An insanely
obsessive fly fisher's aquatic entomology, w/ realistic illustrations
of the natural, and pattern recipes.

"Aquatic Entomology," McCafferty, W. Patrick, "The fishermen's and
ecologists' illustrated guide to insects and their relatives," Jones
and Bartlett, 1981

Maybe some others here can flesh-out/update this short list.
Additions?

Dave

Read Schwiebert a long time ago. Remember the illustrations quite
vividly. Still have bad dreams sometimes.

giles