Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor
The image was captured by Robert Witzeman at .
Aeshnidae -- Darner Dragonfly Family
Blue-eyed Darners are found in the Sonoran Desert where there are ponds or catchments of water, including at wastewater treatment facilities. Both the adults and the immature larvae are important predators of midges and mosquitoes. The larvae, like all odonates (Dragonflies and Damselflies), are aquatic. This species ranges across the western United States south into Central America.