Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies of Dayton, Ohio

SPATTERDOCK DARNER 

Another Spatterdock Darner hanging out at Cedar Bog. Note the golden color along the top of each wing. 

Spatterdock Darners are the only darners in our area with brilliant sky-blue eyes. (Another species, the Blue-eyed Darner, is nearly identical but not found in Ohio.) Some of our other darners, such as the Swamp Darner, have dark blue eyes, but not this baby-blue shade. 

This beautiful, blue-eyed creature is a Spatterdock Darner, photographed at Cedar Bog. 

Spatterdock Darners are challenging but fun dragonflies to photograph in flight. 

This is a flight shot of a Spatterdock Darner at Caesar Creek Wildlife Area. 

Another flight shot from Caesar Creek Wildlife Area.

Spatterdock Darners fly from late May through mid-June.