Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
Powdered dancer damselfly found in grass along Mississippi River at Sullivan Slough Recreation Area in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Details:

Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f16, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens.
 

Selected References:

USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. "Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)." Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States / Odonata of Iowa (www.npwrc.usgs.gov). <http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/ia/49.htm  > (19 Sep. 2005).