Seaside Dragonlet

When I asked Dennis Paulson about the Season Dragonlets we found in January 2018 at Key West's Fort Zachary Taylor, he replied, “Seaside Dragonlets vary in color, as they go through changes from immaturity to maturity, about as much as any species I know. The populations in the Keys stand out. The females often become pruinose and never seem to have any color in the wings, as most, if not all, populations farther north do. That is supposed to be characteristic of the subspecies naeva, which occurs all over the West Indies.” This dragonlet is the only North American dragonfly that breeds in salt or brackish water.