DE SB148

Designates the Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) as the official state dragonfly of Delaware

Nearly 900 Delaware students participated in the Delaware Dragonfly Project and voted to select the Blue Dasher from among six candidate species

The Blue Dasher is one of the most common dragonflies in North America, measuring 0.98–1.69 inches long and found near still, calm bodies of water such as ponds, marshes, and ditches

Delaware is home to approximately 136 Odonate species (dragonflies and damselflies), with 76 species included as candidates for the state's Species of Greatest Conservation Need list

Seaside Dragonlets, the only dragonflies in the world that lay eggs in salt water, are abundant in Delaware saltmarshes