Mocha Emerald (Somatochlora linearis), female - today
I saw the shadow of a dragonfly flying around us just overhead - kept trying to get a look at it and fortunately she landed on this tree a few feet from us - but pretty shady. We went out on our hottest day so far (and extremely humid), and didn't see many odes but saw 2 good ones: this female Mocha Emerald, and a 3rd Band-winged Meadowhawk this season - which I hadn't seen in 5 years. So a great day in the field! North Georgia
Mocha Emerald (Somatochlora linearis), female - today
I saw the shadow of a dragonfly flying around us just overhead - kept trying to get a look at it and fortunately she landed on this tree a few feet from us - but pretty shady. We went out on our hottest day so far (and extremely humid), and didn't see many odes but saw 2 good ones: this female Mocha Emerald, and a 3rd Band-winged Meadowhawk this season - which I hadn't seen in 5 years. So a great day in the field! North Georgia