It is a darner (one of 7 dragonfly families in North America) and it is distinctive in having zigzag stripes on the sides of the thorax (which is the middle section of the organism, between the head and the long abdomen). It is northern / boreal.
Alpine Darner was created in 1916.
Shadow Darner was created in 1908.
Tasmanian Darner was created in 1916.
Green Darner was created in 1773.
Variable Darner was created in 1904.
Giant Hawaiian Darner was created in 1867.
The green darner dragonfly is the official state insect for Washington.
Washington's official state insect is the Green Darner Dragonfly.
Green Darner Dragonfly
mosquitoes
Demetrius and Lysander
A Lake Darner is someone who makes lakes look bad and people to say ''darn lake darners have made this lake look bad''