Blue Corporal (Ladona deplanata)

Blue Corporal, a reference photo — Photo: John Flannery from Richmond County, North Carolina, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The blue corporal (Ladona deplanata), also known as little corporal, is a dragonfly in the Libellulidae, or skimmer family. First described as Libellula deplanata by Jules Pierre Rambur in 1842, it is common across much of the eastern United States.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Blue Corporal being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ladona exusta

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Ladona
Species: Ladona deplanata

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