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No Photos just Drawings
I got this book out of my local library, and it has no actual photos of dragonflies.All the id images are colored in line drawings.They do no justice to what the actual animals look like, and several that I have actually seen, look nothing like the drawings in this book.

You're better off finding "A Field Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts" by Blair Nikula, which features full color pictures of males and females of each species found in Massachusetts, including Cape Cod.

Hunting for Dragons
This book made damsels and dragons part of my life.While working as an interpretive ranger at the Cape Cod National Seashore, Virginia Carpenter gave a lecture with the release of this book.Though I was aware of these magnificent critters, I really had not looked at them.This book opened my eyes!Written for the naturalist in everyone, you can't help but be drawn into amazingdiversity of colors, sizes, and lifestyles.Too bad it is no longer in print,as there are few available references on these organisms.I lost my copy, but will continue my hunt to find a new copy!.... ... Read more

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This book is one in a series, designed for those of us who hold an appreciation for our subtle, yet spectacular natural surroundings. It contains 158 photographs of more than 46 different species. ... Read more

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Chapters: Butterflies of Sri Lanka, Damselflies of Sri Lanka, Dragonflies of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Tree Nymph, Pachliopta Jophon, Herochroma Baibarana, Aethalochroa Ashmoliana, Hylaeothemis Fruhstorferi, Heliogomphus Ceylonicus, Disparoneura Ramajana, Cyclogomphus Gynostylus, Drepanosticta Submontana, Tetrathemis Yerburii, Heliogomphus Nietneri, Heliogomphus Lyratus, Microgomphus Wijaya, Elattoneura Leucostigma, Drepanosticta Montana, Macrogomphus Lankanensis, Drepanosticta Hilaris, Gomphidia Pearsoni, Drepanosticta Adami, Macromia Flinti, Elattoneura Caesia, Ceylon Tiger, Anisogomphus Solitaris, Sinhalestes Orientalis, Drepanosticta Austeni. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 64. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Idea iasonia The Ceylon Tree Nymph (Idea jasonia) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. First described by John Westwood in 1848, the Ceylon Tree Nymph can be found in both wet and dry zones of Sri Lanka. It is the largest member of the Danaidae family in the country. It is listed as a near threatened species in the IUCN Red List. John Westwood was the first to describe Idea iasonia.The species was first described by English entomologist John Obadiah Westwood in 1848, as Hestia iasonia. For several years it was considered to be only an island race of I. lynceus, a species found in eastern Asia. However the two species have differences in their wing shapes and in the male genitalia. It is of the Idea genus, and belongs to the Danainae subfamily of the Nymphalidae family. It's binomial name is Idea iasonia. The Ceylon Tree Nymph has a wingspan of 110-155 mm, making it the largest member of the Danaidae family in Sri Lanka. Both its wings are have similar patterns and colouration. The wings are of a translucent silvery white co...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=12549329 ... Read more

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For the first time ever, this book presents easy-to-read descriptions of the morphology, habitat, behavior, larvae, and geographical distribution of all the 16 families occurring here, plus accounts on the natural history of more than 75 of their commonest species illustrated with outstanding color photos of both sexes, some of them pictured for the first time. Also included is a user-friendly Illustrated Key to all the families of this region and up-to-date, per country lists of all the species.Given the wide geographical distribution of the species treated here, both scientists and amateurs working with odonates in North and South America will also find valuable, novel information in this book. ... Read more