If anyone has the time and inclination, I would be delighted to know the identity of any of the odonata as seen below;
Ode 1
Suggestion; Arroyo Bluet
They were seen in Parque Ecologico de Xochimilco and the write up can be seen by following this link.
Ode 2
This one was seen in profusion in the parque. I found some Black-fronted Forktails in good numbers on my last visit and I have a suspicion that this may be the very same.
Ode 3
Ode 4
Ode 5
This individual below preferred perching on the crunchy, gritty path and shunned likely looking perches in the grass nearby.
Ode 6
Variegated Meadowhawk
Thanks very much for any thoughts that you may have and any suggestions for a good meso-american guide to Odonata would be well received too.
Thanks to Jason from Brewster's Linnet for his help in identifying these odes.
My best guesses based on a couple minutes of reading a checklist, some image searching, and Dennis Paulson's western guide:
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2-5. Black-fronted Forktail (less sure)
6. Variegated Meadowhawk (100%)
Not aware of any field guides to the region. The Needham/Westfall/May manuals cover northern Mexico. I think there's a few true field guides in the works but I wouldn't expect any soon.