Identification

Field Marks

• Average adult size is approximately from 3.1 to 3.7 inches
• Face dark brown with blue crossline and blue line at mouth
• Green dots on the top of the frons
• Blue eyes
• Brown thorax with two straight thoracic stripes and a green spot in between
• Black legs
• Dark brown abdomen with two or three thin green rings on each segment
• Wedge style claspers that are very hairy. Cerci over twice as long as squared off epiproct

Behavior

Males do not seem to patrol or defend territories. Often seen in swarms at dusk feeding on flying insects. Strong flier that can be found flying anywhere from near to the ground to above tree level

Habitat

Swamps, slow heavily wooded streams and ponds

Reproduction

Mating often occurs away from the water. Females lay eggs in mud or dead wood sometimes well above the water line