A close-up picture of a dragon fly seen from behind perched on a dead branch. The eyes are brick red, with yellow and black markings behind the,. The thorax is greenish-brown, with bright red patches at the base of the four wings. The abdomen has some pruinose blue patches near the top and then a series of segments in green-brown, red, yellow, and black. The wings are clear, with brown stigmata near the tips, and there are hints of the yellow stripes on the legs which separate this dragonfly from the closey-related ruddy darter.