Thanks to every one for starting to submit records to the data base!
Dave Eib, SIDfA volunteer discovered a large "Mosaic" darner at Walker Pond while surveying on June 25th. Luckily, the d-fly perched close enough for Dave to capture the stunning photograph on the right! Thanks to such an amazing photograph we were able to identify this amazing creature as Staten Island's first recorded Spatterdock Darn (Rhionaeschna mutata).
This is proof positive that more species occur on the island than are presently known about so new discoveries are out there to be made by the ardent observer...Happy Dragonflying....
Seth
-Seth Wollney
Section of Natural History
Staten Island Museum
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